Flood-hit padi farmers desperate for aid

From padi field to a sea of water: Mohd Adam Haris Adnan,19, looking at the destroyed harvest at his family’s padi field after heavy rains flooded the area in Kampung Padang Luar near Jitra. — Bernama

JITRA: Farmers from the Lubuk Batu Area Farmers’ Organisation (PPK) near here have suffered more than RM2mil in losses after nearly all of their 232ha padi fields were flooded since last Monday.

Megat Asmadi Megat Saidin, 52, from Kampung Panchor, said his padi fields covering almost 19ha were inundated in water, resulting in total damage to the crops that were ready for harvest.