Rain made navigating a real challenge for motorists
Cables and debris forced cars to slow down
Inevitably, we all encountered a jam as we made our way closer to Casa Desa
This guy had a very lucky escape
The other down-side is that - with the time it took to get home from work - a planned attendance with some other relatives for our CNY dinner had to called off. Here's a glimpse of the wreckage the day after. It was taken on the same street as I made my way to work:
Small trees weren't spared the damage
The scary part was seeing lamp-posts bringing down live cables with them on the road
I used to buy fruits from this seller. Thankfully, it was business as usual a couple of days later
One of Taman Desa's best-known features is its leafy ambiance. Large trees can be found all over the place, providing a useful shade for pedestrians and a welcome verdant view that few KL-ites would enjoy (you'd have to reside in the fringes of the city to really see something better). The recent windy calamity highlighted an obvious weakness. But I doubt anyone will be spooked by this. The trees will continue to be a part of the suburb, and nature will continue to sometimes mete out a forced trim or two.
