flood can't be prevented. Just be prepared.

The recent flood shows that anything can happen. People are complaining that the government did not do enough to prevent flood. What can the government do? Make more drains? They can do that at the expense of more lands becoming drains. And do you expect the floods be a common happening? Low lying area will be affected since water flows down. People should move their belongs away or create a barrier to block off the rising water. With the region being blown by typhoons you can expect more rains. Just be glad that what is happening in China did not happen in Singapore yet. In China the flood really drown out everything. All the buildings are submerged. The local drains are working fine, just not able to cope with the sudden increase in rain water. One should just be prepare for the next wave.