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It's Pouring Rain

Dr Tanot Unjah, Researcher, Institute for Environment and Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

22-Jul-20 07:17

It's Pouring Rain

Flash floods in Kuala Lumpur seem to be a frequent occurrence and aside from in the inconvenience, the economic cost cannot be downplayed. But what steps have been taken to address it and is enough being done? We speak to Dr Tanot Unjah, Researcher at the Institute for Environment and Development of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia to find out.

Image Credit: Mohd Rasfan / AFP

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Business Analysis,  Trends and Forecasts,  Markets,  Social Issues,  Investments

Tags:  Flash floods,  Kuala Lumpur,  economic cost,  storms, 


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