Yes.
But the 2009 flood in Johore was the gia si lang type. Cars
were swept away, rivers burst their banks, and entire villages
underwater. It took a couple of mths for the water to actually
drain off.
And the recent few floodings were pretty bad also. Johore was
never known to be as prone to flooding compared to the eastern
coast.
In short its not just SG that had to deal with recent freak
weather patterns.
The weather changed, nino effect, global warming....in southern
china usually typhoon season, now drought. I guess what the
official says is right, our infra structure need to improve to cope
with the changes.