Terengganu floods: 27 schools closed, over 3,000 evacuated


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 22 Jan 2017

Pupils of Baitul Rahmah religious school playing in flood waters in Kampung Nyatoh, Terengganu, Sunday.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The worsening floods that hit again in many parts of the state has forced the closure of 27 schools in five districts. 

State Education Department director Shafruddin Ali Hussin said in a statement Sunday that the closure affected 5,824 students and 681 teachers.  

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