Kota Baharu:
“My family and I are thankful to be able to move out in time to this
flood relief centre,” said Shamsiah Saufi, 41, a resident of Kampung
Tasik, here, whose home was submerged by the floods last month.
Shamsiah,
her husband and 10 children were relocated to the Sekolah Kebangsaan
Banggu flood relief centre here, together with other residents in the
village when the flood water rose to waist level, the worst ever flood
to hit the village.
“It humbles me to receive this assistance as everything is provided to meet our needs,” she added.
She is one
of the almost 7,000 residents who were evacuated because of the floods
in the Kelantan, through a planned evacuation operation involving the
Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Department, the armed forces
and the police.
The
natural disaster, which occurred during the monsoon season between
November and March, has a huge impact on the lives of the affected
residents, especially when their property and crops were also damaged.
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