It's that time of the year - monsoon and floods

 In many parts of the country floods is wrecking a havoc, disrupting lives and demolishing roads and bridges, turning vehicles into flotsam and animals scattered all over in trying to stay alive.

The December 2021 Malaysia floods are a series of major floods that has been affecting eight different states in Malaysia, Beginning on 14 December 2021, a tropical depression made landfall on the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, bringing torrential downpours throughout the peninsular for three days. 

A view of a town in Mentakab, inundated with floodwaters this morning. -NSTP/ROSELAN AB MALEK

 

It is the monsoon season in these part of the world and thus the expected rain, it rained in the past years too during these months and there were floods especially along the coastal areas of the South China Sea, however in the past few years the flooding has been more severe and extensive covering urban and city areas. 

 

 The flooding this year thus far has been devastating in some places along the west coast of the peninsular causing fatality and shutting down businesses in the affected areas. Roads and bridges were washed away leaving behind debris and mud making it look like an aftermath scene from a disaster movie.Most of the affected areas are areas surrounded by vast deforested landscape. These areas where logging is most prevailant and areas with very poor drainage systems. In short we are looking at the result a massive act of corruption and greed where the land and forest had been stripped bare. This is happening all over the country wherever there is forest still standing and corrupted government officials and greed ridden loggers join forces for a quick rich schemes.

The number of deaths due to floods increased to 37 nationwide including a child, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said. - Pic courtesy of JC Drones

The emergency response set in motion by the Federal Government according to many was too little too late in happening and most of those stranded on top of the roof of their homes were rescued by the public and some foreign workers it was declared. Malaysia is sinking! Like the Japanese Netflix series with the same title, this country is sinking through all the faults and errors of her own citizens. It is a matter of too much is never enough and the lack of genuine care for the environment takes front stage in all its negative aspects and waste being in the lead. Our complacency and self serving attitudes, our greed and ignorance of what we are doing to the country as a whole is causing us this man made and natural disasters. 

The flood situation in Kampung Dengkil, Selangor - BERNAMA Pic

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