With an uncertain number of fatalities, up to 34,000 displaced from their homes and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announcing an increase of Covid-19 cases at flood shelters, many are questioning the federal and state governments' slow response to the situation.

Footage of a parliamentary speech by Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar on July 26 warning the government to prepare for the upcoming monsoon season has gone viral.

During the speech, Nurul Izzah stated that Covid-19 cases were already...