The flood at Kuala Kangsar

On to the 5th and last day of the 25-29th December northern trip...

Monday 29th December 2014. We spent the night at a friend's house in Kuala Kangsar, the royal town of Perak. The town is said to be suffering from flood. But it is not as bad as that in Kelantan or Pahang.

Here, it is the Perak river which has spilled its banks.

Taking pictures from the high ground of Bukit (hill of) Chandan one might not realise it was flooding unless one knows where the river banks are on a normal day. See the part of tree rising above the water in the middle? It should be on land.

Zooming in. The flood looks more obvious on the other side, a place called Sayong as you can see buildings partly submerged.

That part actually has inhabitants living quite close to the river.

This side on the other hand is a public park.

With no buildings, just trees in sight, again one might not realise it was flooding here too.