Don’t blame deadly floods on God, you are at fault

By admin-s Last updated Dec 31, 2014

New Straits Times (NST) had, on November 9, 1990, quoted then deputy Mentri Besar Rozali Isohak as saying the state government declared war on illegal logging which cost the government millions of ringgit in revenue losses.

Haresh Deol, MMO

It is the wrath of the Man upstairs, so they say.

The massive floods that hit most areas in the east coast is a real-life nightmare as the number of victims exceeds 200,000.

The aftermath is unimaginable — an ugly sight to behold on the 10th anniversary of the deadly tsunami disaster.

Images of flattened homes and toppled vehicles greet villagers as some returned home on Monday. Others are forced to remain at relief centres, unsure what their future holds once the waters subside.

Perhaps watching innocent young children have fun in the water could put a smile on the faces of the elderly.

Fuel and clean water are sacred, not all automated teller machines are in working order and they are running out of cash. The kind-hearted, who have rallied to help those in need, can only do so much given the current circumstances.

And to quote a leader who was elected to represent the people in Pasir Mas: “Bencana banjir ingatkan umat Islam agar kembali kepada Allah dan jauhi murkaNya. Ia wajarkan kerajaan Kelantan terus istiqamah laksana syariat Hudud.”

When translated, the MP Nik Mohamad Abduh had on his Facebook page said: “The flood is a reminder to all Muslims to return to Allah’s ways and stay away from His wrath. It necessitates the perseverance of the Kelantan government to implement hudud laws.”

Sheesh!

Nik Mohamad is the son of PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. Perhaps his humble father had failed to teach him the economics, landscape, history and environmental issues that has haunted Kelantan for decades. You don’t need hudud laws to understand such subjects.

New Straits Times (NST) had, in its article headlined Kelantan to stamp out illegal logging, on November 9, 1990, quoted then deputy Mentri Besar Rozali Isohak as saying the state government declared war on illegal logging which cost the government millions of ringgit in revenue losses.

Rozali had, in the same article, said the activities had been going on for a long time and reached a serious stage.

1990 was the year Iraq invaded Kuwait, girl group Wilson Phillips’ Hold On was No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles and West Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup football final in Rome, Italy.

Ironically, nothing has changed.

Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob was quoted in an NST report headlined Kelantan sets up special taskforce to curb illegal logging, published on Jan 13 this year, as saying: “We will form a special team under the state government to combat such (illegal logging) activities.”

In the same article, Ahmad had hoped the federal government would approve allocation for flood mitigation projects in Sungai Golok and Sungai Kelantan to help reduce flood risks faced by the state, every year.

And yes, 2014 is the same year Germany edged Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final as pop star Taylor Swift dominates Billboard through her song Blank Space.

The song remains the same.