KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 The amount of rainfall recorded at the Air Panas station in Segamat, Johor for the period beginning February 28 until yesterday (March 3) was 731.
As the monsoon season approaches, bringing high waters and unseen dangers, Malaysians living in at-risk areas need to be extra vigilant. The Government, meanwhile, is looking at both short and long-term policies to address flooding issues, which is likely to be exacerbated by global warming.
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Several travellers experienced first-hand how quickly Malaysia’s flood woes can turn from bad to worse when they were forced to spend the night at a mosque in the middle of nowhere, after their express bus was left stranded and floating in several meters of water in Pahang on Sunday (3 January).
26-year-old Faris Nordin shared thrilling scenes of how he and around 40 other passengers had to be rescued and sheltered at Masjid Jeram Besu in Raub when their double-decker bus stalled while trying to navigate flooded roads on their way from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Baru, Kelantan.