December comes again, bringing with it the frightening memories of floods forever etched in the minds of thousands of people in Kelantan.

Trapped, drowning, left out in the cold and rain watching flood waters carry away their homes, treasured possessions, crops and livestock – these are the dreaded memories of the 2014 Bah Kuning, the Yellow Flood.

A year on, the pain and suffering has yet to subside, with fears as well aroused again by the approaching monsoon rains...