Floods submerge over 26,000 hectares of Kelantan padi fields


KOTA BARU: More than 26,000 hectares of padi fields under the supervision of the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) and in non-granary areas are expected to be damaged after being submerged by floods over the past few days.

Kelantan Farmers Association (Pesak) chairman, Zuha Ismail, said that most affected areas had been recently sown with seeds a few weeks ago, while some were awaiting harvest.

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