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Tuesday, December 26th 2006

2:07 PM

Breaking News: Second wave of flood hits Xingshan

Rain in the last 24 hours has flooded Xingshan again. Three relief centres have re-opened to take in evacuees.

This came as the situation in the north of the state is improving. Victims who escapes the north by settling down with family members or relative in the south are finding themselves caught in flood again.

RM4,000 per family
Racism still prevails in times of crisis! Many people who've gone to help out their family and relatives on the weekend, tells the story of extortion by rescuers.

A colleague says his relatives promised to pay RM4,000 to be rescued. Once safe on the ground, the victims beat up the 'rescuers'. There are claims that many Chinese boat owners from other areas went to rescue Chinese victims who are left behind by the racist rescue personnel. My colleague's in-laws were not saved by the government's rescue personnel. They were saved by a neighbour after giving up calling the 'bomba' line which was not answered.

More updates on the situation of flood in Xingshan and areas around it.
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