KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 22 — The floods in three Terengganu districts have resulted in the closure of 34 schools — nine due to flooding and 25 because they are being utilised as relief centres.
Terengganu Education Department Deputy Director (School Management Sector) Azman Othman @ Abdullah said the schools in the Kuala Terengganu district include SK Seri Budiman, SK Kampung Bukit Chendering, SK Tok Dir, and SMKA Sheikh Malek.
In the Kuala Nerus district, the schools are SK Padang Kemunting, SMK Padang Kemunting, SMK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot, and Sekolah Sukan Malaysia. In the Setiu district, it is SK Kampung Besut.
Speaking to Bernama, Azman said the schools being used as temporary relief centres (PPS) are in SK Chendering, SK Atas Tol, SK Pasir Panjang, SK Gong Tok Nasek, and SK Rengas Bekah in the Kuala Terengganu district, while in the Dungun district it is SK Tok Kah.
Kuala Nerus’s PPS’ are in SK Bukit Tunggal, SK Bukit Nanas, SK Teluk Ketapang, SK Tok Jembal, SK Gong Badak, SK Tok Jiring, SK Padang Air, SK Kompleks Gong Badak, and SK Seberang Takir
In Marang, its PPS’ are in SK Bukit Gasing, SK Rusila, SK Marang, SK Simpang Rawai, SMK Merchang, SMK Seberang Marang, and SMK Seri Payong. In Besut, they are SK Kuala Besut, SK Kg Nail, and SK Kg Baharu.
Up to 4,787 people have been evacuated to relief centres in Terengganu as of today due to the floods caused by heavy rains.
— Bernama
