NOVEMBER 1 — What can we do in the face of a major disaster?
This is a lesson Malaysians have to learn.
The water cuts in Selangor and the fire at JB’s Sultanah Aminah Hospital are different in nature, but they are all disasters.
When a disaster strikes, the first thing some people will do is to look for the scapegoat. For instance. Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali asserted that the river pollution causing the water supply disruption was the work of Umno, without offering any evidence.
That was an act trying to avert public attention, and frustration. I’m not sure how people will actually believe in him, but even if there some, what can be done? Can that solve the problem of water source contamination?
Of course not. Moreover, this kind of things will keep happening in the future, and could get worse perhaps. Read more