Polytechnic students, lecturers stranded by flood

2009/11/21

BESUT: A total of 140 students and lecturers from the Kota Baharu Polytechnic in Kelantan on a camping trip in the Lata Belatan recreational area at the foothills of the Tebu Mountain, near Jabi, was left stranded when the road leading out of the camp was flooded early this morning. The group, which had arrived on Thursday, was unable to leave on two buses after the road between Kampung Kuala Kubang and the recreational area was under 0.6m to 1.5m of water at several places.

Besut deputy police chief DSP Roslan Hassan confirmed the incident.
He said police were not informed of the trip and were trying to get further information on the matter.

The Civil Defence Department and the Fire and Rescue Department in Jerteh had started operations to bring back the group. - Bernama