Tan pointing to the wall which has a large crack on its left side, causing rainwater to flow back into the storm drains. — JOHN BARRY/The Star
JOHOR BARU: The recent flood which hit parts of Plentong and Johor Jaya on Thursday was due to a failure in the water retention pond meant to relieve storm drains of excess water.
Pasir Gudang MCA chief Tan Tuan Peng said a two-metre wall meant to stop water overflowing from the pond had cracked.
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