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Fri, 12/26/2014 - 11:30
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Reporters Set Aside Personal Problems To Cover Floods In Kelantan

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (Bernama) -- While security teams are working hard to help flood victims, reporters in Kelantan are busy sending news reports for the public, setting aside the problems facing their own families. Kelantan Berita Harian bureau reporter Nor Fazlina Abdul Rahim, 29, said she and her husband, Fathil Asri, 41, a photographer for the New Straits Times, are covering the floods in the state. "We were forced to leave our son at my mother's house in Kampung Serdang, Pasir Mas because of our duties. It has been three days since we met our son, Ali Redza, who is only one year old," she said when contacted by Bernama. Nor Fazlina, who has been working with the newspaper for the past five years, said she and her husband were unable to return as three roads from Kota Baharu to Pasir Mas were closed to all traffic as they were flooded up to 1m. "What's more worrying is that when I called my mother, she said that the electricity and clean water supply had been cut since yesterday (Thursday) and the flood water was reaching in front of my house," said Nor Fazlina, The flood situation nationwide has become more critical as the number of flood victims in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Perak has reached 103,649 people. The number of victims in Kelantan Friday morning was 32,079 people and 14 roads in the state are still submerged in water. After sleeping in the office for two days, Nor Fazlina and her husband have been temporarily provided with a hotel room. Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Kelantan bureau reporter Zabidi Ishar, 45, said although his house has been flooded, he is still working to provide the latest news for the public. His house in Taman 13 Avenue Garden, Kubang Kerian, Kota Baharu had been flooded for the past eight days and now he and his family are at a homestay. "I, my wife Siti Norlida Mohd Akhir, 43, and two children now stay at a homestay, we are waiting for the water to subside. By filing in stories, I can shed some of my worries," said Zabidi, who is covering Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's visit to inspect the flood situation in Kelantan. He said although his housing estate would be flooded annually, the current floods are the worst, as his house was submerged in one metre of water. -- BERNAMA

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