In a statement today, BookXcess and Big Bad Wolf Books co-founder Andrew Yap said evaluating the losses would take some time.

“However, from the initial assessment, millions of books were definitely damaged, destroyed and could not be salvaged, along with some equipment in the warehouse,” he said.

Yap said the clean-up of the Big Bad Wolf Books warehouse and removal of damaged books due to mold were ongoing.

Aside from the bookstore at Wolf House, he said all 14 BookXcess bookstores nationwide, BookXcess Online and BookXcess and Big Bad Wolf Books on Shopee were in full operations and taking orders.

“Only Wolf House, located in Section 33, Shah Alam, is temporarily closed as it requires complete renovation due to severe damage.

“While we’ve lost (a large number of our books), we aim to donate books to surrounding communities that were heavily impacted by flooding. We welcome the public to join in our efforts,” he said.