TUMPAT: Students in flood-affected areas may get to enjoy longer school holidays if the situation does not return to normal, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
He said this was because some schools were flooded while others had been turned into flood relief centres.
“We'll make adjustments to the school calendar if necessary,” he told reporters after presenting food aid and cattle for Hari Raya Haji at SK Bunohan here yesterday.
The year-end school holidays will end on Jan 1 for some states and Jan 2 for the others.
Najib said 28 schools in Kelantan were affected by the floods which began to hit the state on Dec 8.
More low-lying and coastal areas are at risk of being flooded while the situation in the affected areas may worsen with the high tide phenomenon forecast to start on Friday.
The Meteorological Department had said the high tide would peak from Dec 23 to 26 and was expected to last until Dec 29.
Najib advised those living in such areas as well as near rivers to exercise caution as the sea level may rise and contribute to more flooding.
He reminded parents to keep a close watch on their children and prevent them from playing in floodwaters as most of the 29 flood fatalities in Kelantan, Pahang and Johor were children.
Najib said he was satisfied with the management of relief aid in Kelantan, thanks to close cooperation between the federal and state government.
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