K Nanga Kua badly damaged by flood
One of the classrooms badly damaged by the flood.
The classrooms’ corridor is smeared by mud brought about by the flood.
The compound of the teachers’ quarters after the flood.
Another scene of the teachers’ quarters after the flood.
SIBU: The academic block and staff quarters of SK Nanga Kua, Selangau are badly damaged by the flood on Tuesday.
Its headmaster Matu Ekum said almost 95 per cent of the school equipment was destroyed, lamenting it was the worst flood ever to hit the school. Among the most badly affected was the kitchen which could collapse anytime.
“The water level went up rapidly around midnight (Tuesday) following the daily heavy downpour in upper Mukah. We had early preparation for the flood and the damage was unavoidable,” he lamented.
He said 24 school officials were there during the flood and many took temporary shelter at Rumah Banyan nearby.
According to Matu, the affected areas had yet to be cleaned as they were still busy cleaning their residential areas. He believed the flood would make a comeback since the school is situated a few metres away from the nearby river.
Teachers and non-teaching staff who were not at the scene could not enter the school for the time being because the road to the school has been damaged and still under water.
“I think the road will still be impassable tomorrow (today),” he said, adding that it also affected residents of Rumah Banyan.
Asked whether there was a plan to move the school to a new site, he said this had been discussed before but no decision had been made.
SK Nanga Selangau is also affected by the flood.
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