Although this number is small compared to the number in Bangkok, it nevertheless disrupts routines and causes inconvenience and hardship to the victims. The number of evacuees in Kelantan has risen to 1,884 but in Terengganu, the number has dropped to 461.
In Pasir Mas, a stretch at Km24 of the Pasir Mas-Rantau Panjang Highway is impassable to light vehicles.
For readers not familiar with the Malaysian landscape, note the kampong (rural/village) house in the second image. This is a typical house in rural parts across the country. The elevated nature of these houses is a big help in the event of floods. In a village setting, free-range chickens and other fowl are a common sight under the house or running around in the compound. Being made of wood, these houses, usually big, are airy and cooling.
Source: The Star
We'll hear about this, year in year out. Pity those students sitting their exams while having to contend with this problem.
ReplyDeleteIt happens all the time...can't the authority do anything about it at all? :(
ReplyDeleteOh dear its coming again as usual every year.
ReplyDeleteit actually makes me ponder, if this is something we can predict but why is the flood happening every year and nothing better could be done??
ReplyDeleteMy SIL just back fr her hometown in Kelantan so she had told us the flood issue in detail !
ReplyDeleteLina, good thing exams are now being moved forward in anticipation of the yearly floods.
ReplyDeleteTekkaus, your guess is as good as mine.
Bananaz, oh dear, indeed. A yearly affair without fail.
ReplyDeleteSK, baffling, I agree.
Dora, hope her home is not affected?
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