ANXIETY over the rising water levels of Sungai Labu in the district of Sepang, Selangor, kept Azlan Abd Rahman awake last month on the night of Dec 26.
The Kampung Giching village head and several village community management council (MPKK) members had kept watch by the river from 10pm until past midnight.
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River guardian: The sluice gates at the Sungai Labu Water Treatment Plant in Kampung Giching, Sepang. — ART CHEN/The Star
Azlan and several village community management council members monitoring sluice gates until past midnight on Dec 26.
A monsoon drain in Kampung Giching with rubbish on the pipes, indicating how high the water level was during last month’s flooding.
Adam has his valuables high up on shelves in preparation for the next flood.
Adam's grandchildren (from left:) Nur Ufaira Zafirah M. Khairum and Norhana Hairi, both 4, are always unable to reach their toys without help.
To cope with frequent flooding, Adam has constructed elevated racks to store appliances like his washing machine.
Kampung Giching village community management council secretary Azlee Ismail at the site where ongoing construction of a new bund at Jalan Ali Budin is ongoing. The current project uses concrete sheet piles as part of the bund construction which villagers hope will be sturdier than the ones built before.
Azlee Ismail said Kampung Giching villagers were disappointed that the previous bunds had failed to provide adequate protection against the force of the rising river waters of Sungai Labu flowing into the monsoon drain.
Haslina (left), who operates a food stall, says she has to listen to stories of heartbreak every time a flood occurs in the area.
Village head Azlan Abd Rahman at the site where ongoing construction of a new bund at Jalan Ali Budin in Kampung Giching shows concrete sheet piles being driven into the banks.
Ongoing construction of a new bund at Jalan Ali Budin in Kampung Giching shows concrete sheet piles being driven into the banks.
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