Horrowing Week For Family Of 11

The past week has been a harrowing one for nine–years–old Michael John and his 10 family members. The families from Machan were forced to flee their home when it was in six–foot deep water. Since then the family was been living under tarpaulin sheets set–up about 10 metres from the wooden house, which is still surrounded by flood water. Their makeshift camp is located just outside the Water Board tank compound along the Water Board Road in Nanga Machan. Michael’s mothers Rimbo, said yesterday that the strong flood waters nearly bought down their house. Rimbo a full–time homemaker, and her husband Taching German, have lived in the house with their nine children for over 10 years. Taching does old–jobs and has no steady source of income. They have no other choice but to camp at there to save their belongings and to see the water carrying away what’s left in the house is a painful experience. Touching on the flood situation in Machan, the department may have to re–open the evacuation centre at SJK (c) Cheng Hua, as the flood waters were continuing to rise.

For My Comment
It was an unfortunate time for them; I think the government needs to build a new house for them at higher places so that they can lives peacefully in next times flood.