Rubbish among causes of flooding


A flash flood in Pantai Remis in 2013. At the recent state assembly sitting, Wong said the drains in her constituency are not being cleaned frequently enough and pose a risk of flash floods occuring. — filepic

ABOUT 15 tonnes of garbage was found to be clogging up the drainage system in Ipoh during a cleanup of the system done last week.

Perak Water Committee chairman Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin (BN-Sungai Manik) said polystyrene and plastic objects were among the rubbish collected.

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