Two ailing senior citizens among flood victims evacuated to SMK Ayer Lanas

Two ailing senior citizens are among 239 flood evacuees currently taking shelter at the relief centre at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Ayer Lanas here.

Che Idris Che Muhamood, 90, who is suffering of old age condition, and Annuar Husien, 60, who is suffering from stroke, were evacuated after their houses in Kampung Ayer Lanas here were inundated by floodwaters yesterday morning.

"My husband and one of my children had to take turns to carry my father as he could no longer walk, besides being visually impaired, since five years ago.

"We have to evacuate after the floodwater rose to knee high at 1 pm yesterday before raising to waist high in late afternoon," Che Idris's daughter, Che Minah, 40, told reporters at the relief centre today.

Meanwhile, Annuar's wife, Halimah Ahmad, 55, said she and her 25-year-old son faced the same situation as they had to carry her husband for about 500 metres before reaching the relief centre.

"This is the second time we had to be evacuated to the relief centre after the massive flood in 2014. I'm more prepared this time around," she said.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim and Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub spent over an hour visiting the victims from 56 families at the relief centre.

-- BERNAMA