Painful memory: Taman Sri Muda was one of the worst-hit areas in the severe flood which displaced about 14,000 people in Selangor last year. – FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.
IT wasn’t how he expected to get home after work one day – swimming across city roads that were flooded with muddy, four-metre high water.
But that’s exactly what happened to S. Rao, a 34-year-old resident from Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam, one year ago today.
Taman Sri Muda was one of the worst-hit areas in the severe flood which displaced about 14,000 people in Selangor last year. – FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
Cars submerged in Seksyen 25, Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam. – AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
About 14,000 people in Selangor were displaced due to the severe flood last year. – RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star
The severe flood last year led to over 12 deaths in Selangor and losses amounting to millions of ringgit from businesses and residents. – AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star.
According to the authorities, the flood that occurred in Selangor last year was rare – once in 100 years. – FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
One year has passed since the devastating Dec 18 flood that hit various areas in Selangor, especially Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam. – S. Rao
