Floods: 2 to 3 million books damaged at Big Bad Wolf Warehouse, BookXcess store in Shah Alam


A backhoe being used to clear away damaged books at the Big Bad Wolf Warehouse.

SHAH ALAM: About two to three million books were damaged after being submerged in floodwater at the Big Bad Wolf Warehouse and BookXcess @ Wolf House bookstore in Section 33, Taman Alam Indah here during the devastating floods that hit Selangor recently.

In a statement Wednesday (Dec 29), BookXcess and Big Bad Wolf Books co-founder Andrew Yap said the total loss was still being evaluated and would take some time.

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