Don: Upgrade drainage system in city area to plug flood woes


A file pic of the recent flash flood in Jalan P. Ramlee, Penang.

THE Penang government must upgrade its drainage system, especially within the city area, to avoid repeated flash floods.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) centre of tropical geo-engineering director Prof Dr Edy Tonnizam Mohamad said excessive rainfall in the last several weeks had caused flash floods in several parts of the country.

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