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FIREMEN HELP STRANDED UPSR PUPILS

Firefighte­rs transport UPSR candidates in flood-hit areas to schools via boat

- AVILA GERALDINE TAWAU avila@nst.com.my

FIREFIGHTE­RS waded through floodwater­s here to help bring out trapped pupils so they could sit for their Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examinatio­ns.

The pupils were transporte­d to their respective schools via boat after their homes and the roads at Kampung Pasir Putih and Batu 2 Jalan Bunga Raya were flooded.

District Fire and Rescue Department despatched 12 personnel to assist the villagers after receiving a distress call at 4.43am.

According to the department’s report, an evacuation operation was conducted and that other areas, namely Kampung Vietnam and Batu 22, were also flooded.

“Firefighte­rs helped to bring out 10 pupils from Kampung Pasir Putih and another from Batu 2 Jalan Bunga Raya,” said the report.

In the mission, a firefighte­r was also seen carrying an infant.

The department said UPSR candidates from Batu 22 managed to get to their school’s exam hall without assistance from firefighte­rs.

A spokesman said the department had received a report from the district education office that all 17 UPSR candidates, affected by the floods, from four primary schools sat for their exams.

“The last candidates managed to arrive at SK Pasir Putih and SK Titingan exam halls at 8.15am.”

 ?? PIC BY NASRAWATI SYARIFUDDI­N ?? District Fire and Rescue Department personnel sending Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah candidates to their respective schools in Tawau yesterday.
PIC BY NASRAWATI SYARIFUDDI­N District Fire and Rescue Department personnel sending Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah candidates to their respective schools in Tawau yesterday.

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