Agong calls for post-mortem on floods
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah today urged the government to conduct a post-mortem on the drainage system in the country towards addressing problems of flash floods in urban areas.
"I suggest that the government conduct a post-mortem on drainage in urban areas and cities, hopefully, to reduce incidents such as flash floods from happening again," His Majesty told Bernama after visiting the Taman Sri Muda Mosque in Shah Alam and surrounding areas that were affected by the floods today...
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah today urged the government to conduct a post-mortem on the drainage system in the country towards addressing problems of flash floods in urban areas.
"I suggest that the government conduct a post-mortem on drainage in urban areas and cities, hopefully, to reduce incidents such as flash floods from happening again," His Majesty told Bernama after visiting the Taman Sri Muda Mosque in Shah Alam and surrounding areas that were affected by the floods today.
The king, who also met the residents of Taman Sri Muda and handed over contributions to them, expressed his admiration for their perseverance in facing the situation.
"I went from house to house and Alhamdulillah saw that they are high-spirited to get on with life. Thanks also to the NGOs and volunteers for helping.
"I understand that friends from Kelantan and Pahang also came down to help, this shows their enthusiasm to help those in need," said His Majesty.
Accompanying the king were Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz and Armed Forces Chief Affendi Buang.
- Bernama
