Affected residents took to various platforms to capture their plight and desperation while stuck on the rooftop of their submerged homes. As darkness fell, their worries turned to desperation as many of us in the media collectively sought ways to rescue them. I called up an official of the Selangor state government and was told about the “shortage of assets” of the authorities. That these volunteers could react faster probably angered most Malaysians over the disorganised, if not incompetent, operations of the various government agencies. The best part of it was the clear audio of the residents making their cynical remarks on these politicians.
