Fewer flash floods in Ipoh thanks to continuous flood mitigation efforts, says mayor


Ipoh Mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin (2nd right) handing the school neccesities to the city council employee's children during the "Back to school programme". - RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: Thanks to continuous flood mitigation efforts, fewer flash floods have been reported despite a downpour,” says Datuk Rumaizi Baharin.

The Ipoh mayor said since the end of 2021 to the present, the Ipoh City Council has installed new water pumps, deepened riverbeds, and upgraded drains.

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