Woman wades through 12km floodwaters to care for pet cats

 

The scene in Batu Pahat, which has been inundated for several days. (Bernama pic)

BATU PAHAT: Pet lover Siti Nooryani Mohd Kamal, 21, has been wading through 12km of floodwaters to care for her five pet cats.
Siti Nooryani, a factory worker, is accompanied by a friend on her task.

“As it has been seven days since we moved, and since we are experiencing hot weather these few days, I decided to return home to check on the house and feed our cats whom we have had for six years,” she said.

Siti Nooryani said she knows it is dangerous to wade through floodwaters but only did so after the waters began to recede over the past three days.

Siti Nooryani and her eight family members have been staying with relatives in Parit Maimon, after their house in Kampung Melayu Sungai Jong, Parit Sulong, was inundated since March 3.

“In 2006, when there was a big flood, my parents told us that our family did not have to evacuate but this time around we were forced to do so because the house was not only flooded but the electric supply had been disconnected for safety reasons,” she said.

Another flood victim, Shariz Izwan Shamsul, 21, from Kampung Parit Jidin, also waded through thigh-high floodwaters to collect important items from home.

He said though the water level in front of his house was still high, he returned home as he was worried since he had left his house for a long period after moving to a nearby relief centre on March 3.

A Bernama survey in Parit Sulong found that the town was still paralysed as the main road to several villages was still flooded and only passable to heavy vehicles.

Although the weather has been hot since Tuesday, the water level is rising due to the high tide that is expected to last until tomorrow, affecting low-lying areas in Batu Pahat. - FMT