It seems that a portion of the flood waters, re-routed by a neighbor, on her own authority, through the installation of an underground pipe, straightaway entered the yard of the house on the far side of the street and then the house itself, such that the old woman who owns that house found herself ankle-deep in water.
As it happens, this is a rich old woman of some standing in the community, and so it is not surprising that city workers soon showed up to address the central issues of the flood itself. Money talks, as does position.
Therefore, the flood waters have now been greatly alleviated. A large part of the problem seems to have been the collection of garbage within a pipe which then blocked the flow of water through the pipe. There is also an overflowing drainage ditch on the street behind mine, and, as the land slopes ever so slightly down to the main road, Jalan Hangtuah, this overflow has been responsible for flooding my end of the street as well as the field behind the street.
I suggested that they plant some fish in this pool for neighborhood recreation, but was told that the water is partly rain and partly sewage, so maybe that's not such a good idea.
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