Penang's once-in-40-year downpour

[Sosaria]

Who says they can't learn from us? But not learning the right things!

 

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/10/04/Friday-downpour--40-years-Penang-exco/

 

Intensity of Friday’s downpour in Penang a once-in-40-year occurrence, says state exco

BY ROYCE TAN

GEORGE TOWN: The high rainfall of 137mm, recorded during Friday’s storm, is a once-in-40-year occurrence, said State Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow.

“The downpour last night was estimated to be a 40-year average recurrence interval (ARI) which means that it will occur once every 40 years or at a 2.5% chance of occurrence in any given year,” he told a press conference at the Town Hall here, Saturday.

A rainfall between 30mm to 60mm is considered heavy and figures above 60mm are classified as very heavy.

“The capacity of the drains in Penang is between two-year and 10-year ARI and that was certainly not enough to withstand the heavy downpour.

“Our drainage system is not designed to cope with such rainfall intensity.

“It’s quite impossible to build a drain taking into account a high level of ARI in Penang. If we do, then the drains will be as wide as the roads here,” he said.

 

 

 

[Thaiyotakamli]

Damn copycat

[2BDriver]

I am waiting for them to use our ministar Bombastic Word............. " Ponding "

[Kingkong]

His kar kia forget to warn him not to use such sentence, coz after this, many more once-every-40-years to come...

[Toothiewabbit]

It's a honest mistake, let's move one.... *yawn*

[Wt_know]

ARI ... same as "a broken clock can be right twice a day"?

 

“The downpour last night was estimated to be a 40-year average recurrence interval (ARI) which means that it will occur once every 40 years or at a 2.5% chance of occurrence in any given year,” he told a press conference at the Town Hall here, Saturday.

Edited October 4, 2014 by Wt_know

[13177]

So did penang encountered any flash flood?

[Acemundo]

at least they are less melodramatic by using once-in-40 years.

 

our minister more tua kang use 50 years as benchmark

[Thaiyotakamli]

It's a honest mistake, let's move one.... *yawn*

No its not a mistake but natural disaster

[Voodooman]

at least they are less melodramatic by using once-in-40 years.

 

our minister more tua kang use 50 years as benchmark

SG must be first in everything, I am glad MY have come to accept that, never use 60 years as reference...

[Evillusion]

Plagiarism at its worst..........and i think someone will be proud saying imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

[2BDriver]

SG must be first in everything, I am glad MY have come to accept that, never use 60 years as reference...

SG have a Li Guo Huang ( 李 国 皇...李 皇 朝) , that's why we always "Win Liao Lor"

Edited October 5, 2014 by Fongmy

[Camrysfa]

at least they are less melodramatic by using once-in-40 years.

 

our minister more tua kang use 50 years as benchmark

 

Penang also an island like us.

 

It's electronics sector is enjoying a boom with many big names moved there, something like SG of the 80s.

 

Penang condos are now in million ringgit level, just like we are in million dollar.

 

now the terms used by them so familiar . . . . are they our twins?

[2BDriver]

 

Penang also an island like us.

 

It's electronics sector is enjoying a boom with many big names moved there, something like SG of the 80s.

 

Penang condos are now in million ringgit level, just like we are in million dollar.

 

now the terms used by them so familiar . . . . are they our twins?

好 人 是 教 出 来 的， 坏 人 也 是 教 出 来 的。 （就 是 多 出 一 个 字）（就 多 出 一 个 野 也 字）

Edited October 5, 2014 by Fongmy

[Ktglfc]

Comparable to our 1 in 50 years

 

Errrr... Or maybe ours worse than them, cos ours no more 1 in 50 years liao

[2BDriver]

Comparable to our 1 in 50 years

 

Errrr... Or maybe ours worse than them, cos ours no more 1 in 50 years liao

Ours 50 years win them in 10 years, in another word.....one extra term for the next General Election in doing "Lip Service"

[Camrysfa]

Is he talking facts, I seem to come across comments of flooding in Penang periodically,

 

example

 

Jul 3 2012, 10:18 AM

GEORGE TOWN, — Heavy rain that persisted for more than two hours from noon today resulted in several major roads in George Town being cut off due to a flash flood.

A check by Bernama found that among the roads affected were Jalan P. Ramlee, part of Jalan Perak, Jalan Logan, Kampung Makam, Jalan Sungai Pinang, Jalan Anson and Jalan Patani.

The water level in certain areas rose to as high as 1.5 metres but no one was evacuated. However, the flood resulted in hundreds of vehicles being caught in traffic congestion for almost four hours.

A senior officer of the Jalan Perak Fire Station, Shahrulnizam Che Hassan said the station received a report that a handicapped woman was trapped in her home.

“During the incident at 1.44pm, the water level rose up to chest level and firemen had to break open the door of the 40-year-old woman’s house to take her out,” he said.

Edited October 5, 2014 by Camrysfa

[2BDriver]

 

Is he talking facts, I seem to come across comments of flooding in Penang periodically,

 

example

 

Jul 3 2012, 10:18 AM

GEORGE TOWN, — Heavy rain that persisted for more than two hours from noon today resulted in several major roads in George Town being cut off due to a flash flood.

 

A check by Bernama found that among the roads affected were Jalan P. Ramlee, part of Jalan Perak, Jalan Logan, Kampung Makam, Jalan Sungai Pinang, Jalan Anson and Jalan Patani.

 

The water level in certain areas rose to as high as 1.5 metres but no one was evacuated. However, the flood resulted in hundreds of vehicles being caught in traffic congestion for almost four hours.

 

A senior officer of the Jalan Perak Fire Station, Shahrulnizam Che Hassan said the station received a report that a handicapped woman was trapped in her home.

 

“During the incident at 1.44pm, the water level rose up to chest level and firemen had to break open the door of the 40-year-old woman’s house to take her out,” he said.

 

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