Years of hard work gone in a flash


Farmer Han Chan Yong, 84, said that he lost more than 20 out of the 300 durian trees he has in his orchard in Chaah, Segamat, during the floods in March last year. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: They have been hit by floods time and again, causing hundreds to thousands of ringgit worth of losses, but that has not shattered the spirit of the resilient businesses and farm owners here.

Farmer Han Chan Yong, 84, said he lost more than 20 out of the 300 durian trees he has in his orchard in Chaah, Segamat, during the floods in March last year.

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