THE STAR – The heavy rain and storm that hit the federal capital on Friday evening caused 15 schools to be damaged, said Malaysian Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
He said in the incident, the schools were found to have had roofs torn off as well as damage due to falling trees.
“The Kuala Lumpur Public Works Department (JKR) is carrying out further checks to identify in more depth the type and extent of damage to all the schools involved.
According to him, the Works Ministry, through JKR, will work closely with the Malaysian Education Ministry to ensure that efforts to investigate, repair and control security can be coordinated well and as quickly as possible.
Nanta said at the same time, the ministry also received reports of damage to several residential units at Rumah Keluarga Angkatan Tentera (RKAT) at Kem Batu Kentonmen Kuala Lumpur involving roofs and awnings that were ripped off in the storm.