A long and muddy trek to normalcy

First day blues: Pupils making their way to school despite the muddy conditions in Kelantan. - AZHAR MAHFOF /The Star

KUALA KRAI: The pupils trudged along muddy roads to start the first day of school but with no books, tables and chairs, running water and power, lessons are still a long way off.

In most schools, the floors of classrooms and halls were washed but the ceilings and walls still had stains left by the muddy floodwaters which ravaged the state.