KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 883 primary and secondary schools across the country have been identified as being at risk of being flooded.
Sarawak tops the list with 227 schools, followed by Sabah (208), Pahang (93), Kelantan (91), Terengganu (90), Perak (45), Selangor (42), Kedah (23), Kuala Lumpur (19), Johor (19), Penang (15), Negeri Sembilan (10) and Melaka (one).
Education director-general Azman Adnan said the ministry has taken initial steps to prepare for the northeast monsoon season, which starts this month and is expected to last until the beginning of next year.
“In Terengganu, 80 schools are ready to be used as temporary relief centres in the event of floods,” he said at the education department here today.