Senior citizen's floating house withstood floods in Terengganu
Zaiton Manaf21 Dec 2022 05:36pm
Screenshot from the TikTok video, - screenshot from Zalie Fishing TikTok.
A Bakar Che Ahmad had built a floating house after his house in Tebak, Air Putih, Kemaman, Terengganu was affected by floods in the past.
The joy and success of A Bakar's floating house were shared through his son's TikTok account.
The 67-year-old man was previously qouted as saying that his house could float up to five-metres high if the floods were to hit.
He had taken into account the speed of the flood current and other factors while constructing the house.
The house was also tied to two poles and used 69 plastic bins to support it during floods. His seven children have helped with the construction of the house.
The house was estimated to cost RM47,000 to build.
A Bakar's floating house story went viral on TikTok, with many netizens praising his creativity and efforts.
The comments on the TikTok had many netizens stating their admiration and praising his creativity.
Some of the messages shared were as follows;
"The house had gone viral previously, but some ridiculed it. Now look at the results, Alhamdulillah."
"Once scrutinised, now the results speaks for itself."
"Wow uncle that's very smart, better to be safe than sorry."
"The house could become a model for those who constantly face floods, good job uncle."
"You're very smart thinking outside the box."
