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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Flashfloods hit Penang


Penang was hit by flashfloods this morning following a heavy downpour and high tide. Once again, this raises questions about our model of development across the country.
Photograph: Penang Time  facebook
Photograph: Penang Time facebook
More photographs here.
The car park of an apartment near USM was yet again flooded, with water entering many cars and flooding the electricity room, knocking off power to the apartment block. The roads around the state mosque as well as Jalan P Ramlee were also under water.
When will we see the last of these floods? - Photograph: mudzill vis Instagram
When will we see the last of these floods? – Photograph: mudzill vis Instagram
According to a press statement from the Chief Minister:
Mengikut laporan daripada Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran, volume air hujan turun dalam masa yang singkat ini ialah 85mm di Sungai Pinang, 90mm di Kolam Dondang, 107mm di Lorong Batu Lanchang, di Jln Scotland 83mm, di Kolam Air Hitam ialah 114mm, di Bukit Bendera 168mm, 83mm di Jalan P. Ramlee dan 141mm di Sungai Air Terjun. Hujan sekitar 60mm dikira lebat.
Sungguhpun air hujan sudah henti, keadaan banjir bertambah buruk di kelima-lima sungai kecil yang mengalir ke Sungai Pinang kerana air laut yang pasang. Keadaan hujan lebat dan air laut yang pasang secara serentak memburukkan lagi keadaan banjir kilat kerana air tidak dapat alir keluar. Untuk makluman, air laut pasang yang paling tinggi adalah pada 10 pagi pada tahap 3.26 meter dan sekarang sudah mulai surut bersama dengan air hujan.
As more roads are constructed and widened, as hills are cut for property development, as the urban concrete jungle spreads leaving precious little green cover, there is little porous ground for rainwater to be absorbed into the earth. What will happen to all this surface run-off when the full impact of climate change hits us in the coming years?
Has your area been flooded? Do you think our property-centric model of development, which leaves behind very little green cover, is at fault?
-anilnetto

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