{
  "id": 18090968,
  "title": "Damaged culvert, ageing drains blamed for Jalan Ceria floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/damaged-culvert-ageing-drains-blamed-for-jalan-ceria-floods",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:21:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1570672/damaged-culvert-ageing-drains-blamed-jalan-ceria-floods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The New Straits Times reports that damaged underground culverts and ageing drainage infrastructure are to blame for recurring flash floods along Jalan Ceria in Iskandar Puteri. On Monday, a downpour of 62mm overwhelmed the system, with a blocked and damaged culvert further restricting water flow. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor identified utility-related contractor works as having damaged an existing crossing culvert, contributing to the flooding. He emphasized that the drainage system is struggling to cope with increasingly heavy rainfall, estimating the recent downpours to be three to four times higher than the usual 10mm to 20mm. Jafni stated that simply enlarging road drainage openings is not enough and called for a comprehensive approach to upgrading the entire drainage network. The estimated cost of the immediate improvement works is more than RM500,000, with plans to build a 1.77-acre retention pond, upgrade an existing two-acre retention pond, and raise part of Jalan Ceria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}