Retiree and son survived on instant oats

Water mark: Abdullah (left) showing how high the floodwaters rose at his house. With him is his son Mohd Billal Abdullah. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

SEGAMAT: It was a harrowing experience for retiree Abdullah Mohamed, who was trapped at home for two days with only a little food after the roads surrounding his house were submerged in floodwaters.

Abdullah said he and his 34-year-old son survived on instant oats, the only food they had then.