Flood-hit students eager to return to school

Udder desperationA herd of cows swimming for their lives after their enclosure was flooded in Kampung Sungai Ganchong in Pekan, Pahang. The state Veterinary Services Department has provided portable stables to ease the process of transporting livestock. — Bernama

KUANTAN: Students here are anxious to head back to the classroom after floods forced them to postpone their first day of school.

Heavy rain, which hit the state on Monday, has seen schools becomeflooded or access roads submerged in water, while others have become flood relief centres for evacuees.