KOTA TINGGI: Owners of businesses affected by the recent floods in Pekan Kota Tinggi are urging the government to deepen the river near the Sungai Bang Recreational Park here.
They said the floods on March 1 marked the second time their businesses were badly affected this year.
“How long do we have to live in fear and suffer like this? Please pity the people and do something about this river,” he said when met at his shop in Jalan Niaga. Cosmetic shop owner Omar Misrat, 53, said he suffered RM5,000 in losses as the water destroyed the wooden furniture in his shop, including the partition walls.
Nasi ayam penyet restaurant owner Agus Rubianto, 53, said he had to discard some of the damaged furniture in his shop yesterday. Agus, who is the second-generation owner of the restaurant, said some of his workers were still stuck in Layang-Layang, Kluang, and could not return to work as the road was still cut off.
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