Be prepared for floods in the next six months

A view of a street in Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, on Dec 20, during the height of the 2021 floods. While Malaysia is accustomed to floods during the annual monsoon season, these floods were unprecedented in their severity, probably because of climate change, say experts. — Bloomberg

THE Federal Government, state governments, political parties, civil society organisations, businesses, academia and society at large must focus our energy in the next few months – October to March – to prepare for high water.

Flooding is, of course, a common phenomenon in Malaysia. The recent devastating flood in greater Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley is an example of a disaster most likely due to climate change and anthropogenic activities of development.