Two schools remain closed in Kelantan following floods

Both SK Tohoi and SK Bihai in Gua Musang were inaccessible as the roads to the schools had collapsed. - File Photo

MACHANG: Two schools remain closed in Kelantan following the devastating floods which hit the state last month, said Kelantan Education Director, Hussain Awang.

Hussain said the two schools involved, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tohoi, and SK Bihai in Gua Musang, were inaccessible as the road to the schools collapsed during the floods.

He told reporters when met after the launch of the Persatuan Orang Kota Baharu (POKB) Adopted School Kasih project at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Temangan, here today.

Secretary-general of the Ministry of Education Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad officiated the event. Also present were Datuk Sheikh Ahmad Dusuki Sheikh Mohamad and Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd Managing Director, Datuk Dr Ameer Ali Mydin.

At the ceremony, a total of 567 students from around Temangan and Kota Baharu each received two pairs of school uniforms, a school bag and other schooling aid worth RM150.

- Source: Bernama

QZ8501: Five bodies identified through DNA from personal belongings

KUALA LUMPUR: The East Java Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team has identified five more bodies out of the 162 people who were on board the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Saturday.

Kompas.com reported the bodies were identified through DNA samples obtained from the victims’ personal belongings.

“The bodies were identified through DNA obtained from the victims’ personal belongings such as their combs and toothbrushes and not through DNA obtained from their family members.

The method was used because the victims’ DNA during the post-mortem had deteriorated. As such we had to gather antemortem data from their personal belongings,” DVI chief Budiyono told reporters.

The victim labelled as B027 has been identified as Yenni Soewono (38), B035 identified as Sesha Aldi Krisputra (15), B036 identified as Hartanto Wijaya (25), B040 identified as Albertus Eka Suya Yulianto (10), and B046 identified as Kho Kusuma Chandra (55).

Indonesian police and military personnel carry coffins with the remains of a passengers of the AirAsia flight 8501 in Surabaya. - AFP Photo/Juni Kriswanto

To date, 45 out of 51 bodies found have been identified, with nine more still being processed.

AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 crashed on Dec 28 with 155 passengers and seven crew members on board while en route to Singapore from Surabaya, Indonesia.

- Source: Astro Awani