Annual floods force homemaker to keep furniture upstairs all year
KUALA BERANG: After enduring floods almost every northeast monsoon season, a homemaker in Kampung Paya Besar here has adopted a permanent solution by keeping most of her belongings and furniture on the upper floor of her house throughout the year.
KUALA BERANG: A homemaker in Kampung Paya Besar has taken the unprecedented step of keeping most of her household items upstairs throughout the year to cope with recurrent floods. Musfirah Sidik, 37, explained that only a few essentials like wooden chairs and a cooking stove are kept downstairs for use during the dry season. The mother of six, married to Husni Nadawi Mohd Nawi since 2013, decided to keep everything upstairs after enduring annual floods for over a decade.
The water in her house reaches up to three meters, as it's located about 1km from Sungai Berang. However, she occasionally moves to a nearby relief center if the flooding becomes too severe, as happened in 2024 when the water rose rapidly. In contrast, another resident, Sasuhaida Sulaiman, prepares evacuation bags containing essential items due to her family's low-lying home near a swamp.
Meanwhile, Mohd Norzilan Ismail, who has also experienced frequent flooding, has taken precautions like installing a wooden barrier and keeping important documents ready for potential evacuation. The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a rain warning for several regions, indicating the ongoing threat of heavy rainfall.
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