The human factor in floods


KELANTAN has always been a flood-prone state and Malaysia, a flood-prone country.

We will never be free from floods in much the same way that Ethiopia will never be free from the drought. It is in the nature of our climate. However, the current floods appear to be one of the worst in recent decades.

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