Before the Monsoon: The Four Numbers Beside Every Malaysian River, and the App You Should Install Now, Not on the Night
Malaysia's northeast monsoon runs from about November to March, and the official warning machinery is already live and free to read. MetMalaysia grades a continuous rain warning as Alert, Severe or Danger. The Drainage and Irrigation Department publishes a live water level for every river station against four thresholds: Normal, Alert, Warning and Danger. And NADMA's RM1,000 Bantuan Wang Ihsan is claimed through the MyIBJKM app by scanning a QR code at an evacuation centre, which is a bad moment to be creating an account for the first time.
