Following a heavy downpour, a 'river of mud' flooded a main road in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands, prompting local NGOs to demand greater accountability in project approvals. The event highlighted the vulnerability of the resort infrastructure.

A Malaysian NGO is demanding more accountability in project approvals in Cameron Highlands after a two-hour downpour on Monday resulted in a “river of mud” gushing through the main road of a town in the popular hill resort. A 15-second clip shows waist-high muddy waters, which social media users likened to teh tarik, surging through Ringlet, swallowing the main road and pushing against cars. Cameron Highlands police chief Azri Ramli said the flood was caused by a heavy downpour that began at 2pm...