Water everywhere, but none for washing


All gone: Some of the items that were damaged in the floods in Chaah. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

SEGAMAT: First, floodwater inundated his house, but now that the water has receded, Ng Wei Siang’s nightmare continues as he must find ways to clean his house as the taps are dry.

The 42-year-old said he has been using rainwater to clean his mud-filled house in Chaah as there has been no water since Wednesday.

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