Despite setbacks, two flood-hit Manik Urai schools gear up for new school session

Floodwaters reached the third floor of the two four-storey blocks of SKMU while SMKMU located a short distance away was inundated until the second floor.

Since several days ago, cleaning work headed by the Army's Eighth Brigade and assisted by government agencies, non-government organisations and volunteers.

Among the government organisations which conducted large scale operations were Kuala Lumpur City Hall which sent tankers and personnel to help speed up the cleaning process. [PHOTO GALLERY]: POST-FLOODS CLEAN-UP

The swift action of the Education Ministry also received kudos from numerous quarters when hundreds of tables and chairs for use in the two schools started arriving aturday, when most of the classes had been cleaned.

SMKU headmaster, Yusof Ismail told Bernama, the school is ready to receive students although only three of 17 classes were in good condition.

In addition, the school's meeting room would also be used as a temporary class, he said.

SMKMU's Islamic Education teacher, Rasdi Zakaria said the teachers at the school were enthusiastic about starting the 2015 schooling session despite the numerous shortcomings.

"Many equipment were damaged such as computers and white boards apart from text books getting soaked. This has not broken our spirit," said Rasdi.

He added that the major challenge facing the teachers would be uplifting the spirits of the students who were still traumatised by the floods.