KUALA TERENGGANU – The floods in three Terengganu districts have resulted in the closure of 34 schools – nine due to flooding and 25 because they are being used as relief centres.
Terengganu Education Department deputy director (School Management Sector) Azman Othman @ Abdullah today named the flooded schools in the Kuala Terengganu district as SK Seri Budiman, SK Kg Bukit Chendering, SK Tok Dir, and SMKA Sheikh Malek.
Those affected by floods in the Kuala Nerus district are SK Padang Kemunting, SMK Padang Kemunting, SMK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot, and Sekolah Sukan Malaysia while that in Setiu is SK Kg Besut, he told Bernama when contacted.
Azman said the schools being used as relief centres are SK Chendering, SK Atas Tol, SK Pasir Panjang, SK Gong Tok Nasek and SK Rengas Bekah in the Kuala Terengganu district, and SK Tok Kah in Dungun.
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 Kuala Nerus, SK Bukit Gasing, SK Rusila, SK Marang, SK Simpang Rawai, SMK Merchang, SMK Seberang Marang and SMK Seri Payong in Marang, and SK Kuala Besut, SK Kg Nail and SK Kg Baharu in Besut.
Up to 4,787 people have been evacuated to relief centres in Terengganu as of today due to the floods caused by heavy rain. – November 22, 2023