Sad Figure 7: Ups and downs of the first day of school in Manek Urai

Kuala Krai: The state of deprivation has not deterred some 200 students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Manek Urai to start their first day of school.

With track pants, T shirts, slippers japan, without books or backpacks, they began to arrive to school at 7.20 am with parents sent him to school even if the road is still muddy.

Although the school was still not operating properly due to not yet have complete equipment, some parents will be present to enroll their children's schooling manually.

Qafár Aminarosnawi Muhammad, 11, from Kampung Manek Urai Lama said that although no full-dress uniform, but it is not a problem for him to start school today.

"I go to school today to see a behind the friends who have been long time no see, also wanted to see new teachers because ni sabbatical," he said, also saddened to see the school, which is still in a muddy and reminisce clothing and school supplies which was washed away by floods.

The third of four children, now is the fifth year students were among the victims of more than 500 victims who were trapped on the third floor of the school was used as evacuation centers last month.

Meanwhile, the school's headmaster Ismail Yusof said it had received a total of 500 plastic chairs and tables as initial assistance from the Department of Education Kelantan, yesterday.

"School session as usual and the process of teaching and learning will be performed using existing equipment".

Yusof said, the school has over 400 pupils but proud of the presence today as many are still traumatized by the disaster.