Will we be ready for the next flood?

At the height of the floods, volunteers used polystyrene platforms like this one to deliver bread to flood victims stranded in their homes in Taman Sri Rambai, Bukit Mertajam.

FOR a few days, the fish were among us. Some might have swum right between my legs and I would never have known.

Many rivers broke their bunds and floodgates, and with their water pouring unhindered into the land, fish came into our streets for days.