SPM Students Stranded as Flashfloods and Landslides Hit Penang

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It looks like Penangites are struck with the worst case of Monday blues. Penang is hit with another wave of flashflood, it’s fourth one since October 29^th. It was reported that the island experienced heavy downpour since 3am this morning which also caused a landslide at Jalan Ujung Batu in Teluk Bahang. This has caused part of the main road connecting Teluk Bahang with the city centre to collapse, leaving hundreds of road users stranded on both sides and a massive traffic gridlock on several roads. One person was also injured after being hit by a stone from the landslide.

To make matters worse, today happens to be the first day of the nationwide Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations. Candidates who live nearby the affected areas were faced with challenges to get to school on time. Some were trapped in their house as water levels were waist-deep while others had no transportation as their parents’ vehicles were partially submerged underwater.

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Fire and Rescue department personnel were dispatched via boats to help transport the students that were sitting for their SPM. An SPM candidate, Nurisha Nasrul, 17, from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Abdullah Munshi told NST that she had to wade through flood waters prior to being picked up by the Fire and Rescue department boat. She had no choice but to make her way through waist-high waters to get to the rescue boat as her father’s car couldn’t pass through. She appeared to be very affected by the flood.

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“This is my first experience of such an incident, and I am very sad it took place on the first day of my SPM exams. I am so rattled by the experience that I fear I will not do well,” she said.

State Education Department director Shaari Osman told Bernama when contacted that the situation was under control and still manageable. "Water level at several schools in and around the state including in Sungai Pinang is rising and we have an alternative plan to be executed in case things get worse," he said.

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