KOTA BARU: Five schools which were closed due to flooding in the state on Tuesday were reopened today.
Kelantan Education Director Zahari Othman said the schools resumed operations after floodwaters at access roads to the schools subsided overnight.
However, he said another school in Kuala Krai remains closed, forcing its 168 pupils to miss classes for another day.
"The school is SK Pasir Kelang. Its 168 pupils and 20 teachers have not been able to access the flooded school since Monday," he said in a statement.
The overall flood situation in Kelantan has improved – however, four rivers in the state are still above their warning levels as of 10am.
The rivers are Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, which is at 8.09 metres (warning level is 8 metres); Sungai Tualang is at 31.97m (warning is 31m); Krai Steps is at 23.11m (warning is 22.50m); and Guillemard Bridge is at 14.41m (warning is 14m).