Flood alert: Motorists struggling to get across town as waters inundate Kuala Terengganu on Friday. — Bernama
KUALA NERUS: A grandmother was forced to evacuate to a temporary relief centre (PPS) three times within a month after her home was repeatedly inundated by floods.
Fatimah Mahmud, 74, from Kampung Pak Tijah here, said her first evacuation took place at the end of November after floodwaters rose to knee level in her house.
Living with her grandson, she said the second evacuation occurred following flooding on Dec 14, while the third took place at about 3pm on Friday when water levels rose rapidly to the waist after continuous heavy rain.
When met at the PPS yesterday, she said the water began rising as early as 7am on Friday, prompting her grandson, who works as a security guard, to move household items, including a refrigerator and washing machine, to a higher area as the kitchen was already badly flooded. Parts of Terengganu was hit by floods on Friday.
Fatimah, who suffers from asthma, said she has to evacuate almost every year as her village is prone to flooding, but still helps her grandson with cleaning work despite exhaustion in the hope of returning home soon, Bernama reported.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Hazlan Abdullah, 50, who has a heart condition, said he was evacuated twice to the same PPS this year and sought assistance from the Fire and Rescue Department due to safety concerns as floodwaters rose swiftly during the third wave.
