Johor floods: 50-year-old sampan becomes Sri Medan family's 'saviour'

Mohd Ehsan Suterisno on his 50-year-old sampan in Kampung Parit Lapis Bangas, Sri Medan.

BATU PAHAT: A family in Kampung Parit Lapis Bangas, Sri Medan, here, now relies on an over 50-year-old sampan or wooden boat after their home was flooded.

Mohd Ehsan Suterisno, 38, said the sampan which had been kept in their backyard has now become his family's only mode of transportation after the area around his house was flooded by up to two metres of water.