The yearly north-east moosoons (winds) is demostrating its powress again. It
brings a 3-day non stop down pours.As a result,the northern
states--Perlis,Kedah,Kelatan and Trengganu are under 5 feet flood water. All
land transport between the north and south are cut off,rubber-dinghy are
deployed to reach areas where aids are urgently needed.In extremely urgent
cases,helicopters are used. Losses are yet to be assessed as a result of power
cut,and road inaccessibility and crop destruction. One thing for sure the yield
from Kedah,the ricebowl of Malaysia will drop dramatically. The Kedah state
government blames Thailand for the disaster,because the southern Thailand state
city Changloon was under 8 feet of flood water,and they opened the flood-gates
and let the surplus of water to flow into Malaysia. What a kind neighbour we
have here!
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