Teacher says her two children have been suffering symptoms like coughing and sore eyes.
Students from Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanjung Puteri Resort were housed in a community hall in Pasir Putih after suffering breathing difficulties last week.
Mahirah Ahmad Helmi, 32, has taken her two children, aged three years and five months, to stay at her father-in-law’s house in Kempas here. “They feel that their lives are under threat,” she said, adding that she hoped Sungai Kim Kim would be cleaned up soon to prevent the situation from getting worse.
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