{
  "id": 10942858,
  "title": "RM100mil spent on JB flood mitigation, but system overwhelmed by intense rain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/rm100mil-spent-on-jb-flood-mitigation-but-system-overwhelmed-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:55:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1544850/rm100mil-spent-jb-flood-mitigation-system-overwhelmed-intense-rain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "JOHOR BARU: More than RM100 million has been spent by the city council on drainage and flood mitigation works since 2023, but existing infrastructure was still unable to fully cope with today’s intense rainfall coinciding with a high tide.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}