Faced with late help, villagers pull through floods by self-organising

Residents in several areas in Pahang hit by massive floods went without clean water or electricity as the disaster wreaked havoc on the local infrastructure.

Worse, many also lost connection to the outside world as telecommunication services were disrupted. Kampung Sungai Dua in Bentong was one such village.

Kampung Sungai Dua, which sees the Karak Expressway cutting through the village, saw single-storey homes almost completely...