Floods or not, life goes on in Pekan
Villagers carry on with their daily life despite homes still inundated
PEKAN: No mountain too high, no floods too deep for some Pekan folk, who displayed their resilience in going about their daily life.
Zamri Rosli, 25, took his meal on a boat when he patronised the stall run by Habsah Abu Talib, 29.
The picture of Zamri, who is a resident of Kampung Baru Pulau Keladi, tucking into his food was captured by Bernama.
The village, which is near Sungai Pahang, had been hit by floods the past four days.
As at 4.30pm yesterday, Pekan has registered 1,404 evacuees from 352 families at nine relief centres.
Kuantan has the second highest number of victims at 405 victims from 114 families at four relief centres.
On Friday, some folks in Kuantan took the chance to “fish in troubled waters”.
Bukit Sagu resident Rosli Baharom, 53, and his 24-year-old son Afandi are among those fishing in the floodwaters.
They then sell the bountiful haul of fish at a stall in Kampung Pandan along Jalan Sungai Lembing.
“Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), this year I am able to earn RM200 from the sale of various kinds of freshwater fish. It helps with the family income,” he said.
The lampam, lampam jawa, potok and sebarau fish that he caught could fetch between RM10 and RM15 per kilogramme.
“I put up as many nets as I can in the evening and haul in the catch the next morning. The fish usually come from the plantation areas affected by the floods,” he said.
Siti Aisyah Man, 52, of Bukit Setongkol, who enjoys eating lampam fish, buys Rosli’s catch in bulk.
“It is difficult to get this type of fish because it breeds in the upper reaches of rivers. When there is a flood, the fish is driven downstream,” she said. — Bernama