Dreams of starting school shattered


Making do: Zanariah changing her baby’s clothes while Mohammad Zikry Zulhelmi sits nearby at the SK Permas Jaya 1 flood relief centre in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Six-year-old Moham­mad Zikry Zulhelmi Soffie Zamani had been excited about starting school in January. Now, he is distraught. His new set of school uniform has been washed away by flood waters.

The boy, who will be starting Year One in SK Permas Jaya 2 in January, said he was feeling sad after losing his school attire before he even had a chance to wear it.

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