Malaysia has been through three major disasters since 1988 which is Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapse in the year 1988 , Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster in 1991 and Klang Port Chong Hong 3 Tanker Explosion in 1992 . The pinnacle of disaster in Malaysia happens in the year 1993 when the Highland Towers collapse in Ulu Klang , outskirt of Kuala Lumpur . The tragedy came to world attention in which five countries sent aid workers to help . They are from the USA , Great Britain , Détachement d'intervention catastrophes aéromobile ( DICA ) from France , Japan Disaster Relief Team ( JDRT ) from Japan and Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team ( DART ) from Singapore . The JDRT lead by Kiyoshi Shidara then donates their sophisticated equipment to Malaysia
Highland Towers collapse
Highland Towers collapse
SMART (Malaysia)