Floods Hits My Hometown.

While Indonesia grapples with the wrath of Mount Merapi, Malaysians in the northern states of Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan found themselves literally in deep waters.

The Minister of Housing and Local Government who hails from my hometown of Alor Setar in Kedah (whose house also happens to be not far from mine) has blamed the  double tracking raiway project as the cause of unpredented floods in Alor Setar. Read it here:

Floods closer to Home

During my schooldays, we had small flash floods, but never of this magnitude.



My Aunt's house on 5th Nov 2010

While the flood situation has eased in Kelantan and Perlis, the people of Kedah have still to brace up. Bernama reports that the number of flood evacuees in Kedah increased to 39,512 this morning compared to 32,990 last night as more areas are affected by the flood in the state.


Although many flood victims in Padang Terap have been allowed to return home, the number of evacuees from Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar and Pendang continued to increase.

There are now 21,111 evacuees in Kubang Pasu, 15,736 in Kota Setar and 241 in Pendang. There are still 657 people at Padang Terap flood relief centre compared to 2,279 last night, and 1,767 in Pokok Sena from 1,868 last night
A National Security Council operations room spokesman said 100 evacuation centres were still open this morning.
More areas were flooded, including the compound of the state police contingent and Bernama bureau office, both at Jalan Stadium.



My Aunt's House on 5th Nov 2010



The family (consisting of my sister, brother and their families; and two aunts and their families,) have packed their bags and are ready to evacuate to Sungei Petani, which has not been hit yet. My elder sister and her family live in Sungei Petani.

A School in Jalan Sultanah, Alor Setar

Pray hard that the situation will ease soon.