High tides and floods force 39 residents to evacuate


Sand invasion: Rohani Hasan, 51, and her children recovering their things after waves carry sand into their home along Pantai Kundor. – Bernama

KOTA BARU: Thirty-nine residents at Kampung Pantai Kundor here were evacuated to a relief centre due to floods caused by high tides.

Civil defence officer Mohd Safi­yan Ibrahim said the villagers were relocated to the centre at SK Pulau Kundor after the floods rose up to about 2m at 11.45pm on Monday.

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