Terengganu prepared for any 'unusual' monsoon floods, says state secretary


Terengganu State Government Secretary Datuk Tengku Farok Hussin Tengku Abdul Jalil (third, left) listens to an explanation from Terengganu Police Chief, Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa (third, right) at the closing ceremony of the Kenyir Dam Safety Action Plan Charity Training Program on Wednesday (Sept 28). With them is Nadma Deputy Director General (Operation Implementation Division) Meor Ismail Meor Akim (left).

KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu is prepared to deal with the possibility of being hit by 'unusual' floods during the coming northeast monsoon season, says State Secretary Datuk Tengku Farok Hussin Tengku Abdul Jalil.

He said floods were nothing new to the east coast states of Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang, but still it was important for the authorities to be prepared for possible massive floods.

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