Yet another round of flooding, and a worse one at that.
The government insisted all sorts of warning were given but it went unheeded during the 1st round.
In this 2nd round of flooding, there are reports of inadequate warning, insufficient food, and the last straw as reported in NST today," BREAKING POINT: Number of flood evacuees soars to over 100,000" (15.1.2007, relief centres are overwhelmed.
Shopkeepers who restock their shops saw their new supplies being destroyed again; families who have bought new furnitures for their homes looked in pain as the floodwater damaged their new ones; parents once again scramble to get their kids to safety after assuring them all is fine now.
The 9MP evisioned Johore to be a world class tranportation, medical and technology hub. Perhaps it should also promote this region as "flood city" of the world - the Venice of the East.
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