COMMENT | The floods tragedy that could have been mitigated

COMMENT | A series of terrible floods and flash floods have affected several parts of Malaysia. Around 62,999 citizens of Malaysia have been affected by this devasting incident.

Even while I am writing this, the number of deaths and the number of people affected by the floods are still increasing. My team and I are trying our best to help those who are in need, to ensure that their basic needs such as food, water and personal hygienic items could be delivered to them during these stressful times.

It is very evident that the whole situation was not properly handled by the government. The people on the ground are angry, upset and tired at the incompetency of the government. They have every right to feel that way.

Hashtags such as #KerajaanPembunuh and #KerajaanGagal were trending for the past few days.

The anger demonstrated by the citizens is relevant, due to the lack of urgency or work done by the government as a whole.

So, the question is, what went wrong...