Kelantan flood victims trapped in surau for 6 hours

PASIR MAS - Over 100 flood victims from Taman Perumahan Prima near Lubok Jong here were trapped at a surau for more than six hours.

Siti Hariaty Bee Mohd Ismail, 39, said she had to seek refuge at the surau to save her children after a meter-high water in her home at about 2 am today.

"It has been raining continuously and water was rising fast, I immediately made a decision to seek refuge at a surau near my home,” she said when met by reporters here.

Nazura Che Ali, 51, said she did not expect the situation to take a turn quickly.

"I did not manage to salvage any of the essential items,” she said.

Meanwhile, an officer from the Pasir Mas Civil Defence Force (APM) Capt Mohd Arif Mohd Zain told reporters that they received a call from the affected residents informing them about the situation at about 3 am.

"Due to safety reasons, we only started evacuating the flood victims at 8 am. Five personnel and a seven-tonne truck were dispatched to the scene.

"They have all been evacuated to a relief centre at Apam Putra hall in Pasir Mas,” he added. - Bernama