Twenty schools in three districts in Pahang will remain closed till Friday due to the flood disaster in the state, said state education director Datuk Rosdi Ismail.

He told Bernama that the districts were Pekan, Maran and Temerloh with some 3,500 students and teachers affected.

In Pekan, 13 schools are involved namely Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Paloh Hinai, Sekola Kebangsaan (SK) Paloh Hinai, SK Padang Rumbia, SK Kampung Aceh, SK Pulau Rusa, SK Tanjung Medang, SK Belimbing, SK Serambi, SK Temai, SK Mambang, SK Pelak, SK Pulau Manis and SK Kincir.

In Maran, six schools are affected - SK Paya Pasir, SK Serengkam, SK Pesagi, SK Kuala Wau, SK Kertau and SK Chenor - while in Temerloh, only Sekolah Rendah Agama At-Taqwa faces the predicament. - BERNAMA