SHAH ALAM, Sept 28 — The state secretariat compound was thrown into chaos again today when more than 100 protestors brought 30 truck-loads of buffaloes, cows, goats and milk containers to demand the state government help them recover their losses from a recent flood.
The protestors, claiming to be herders from across the state, were there to demand help for their fellow farmers in Ulu Yam whose livestock was destroyed in the flood.
The flood was believed to have been caused by the collapse of a landfill.
This is the second time in as many months that a protest has been held in front of the state secretariat.
Last month, residents of the Section 23 neighbourhood here had brought a cow's head to protest against the relocation of a Hindu temple to their mainly-Muslim housing estate.
In the latest protest, farmers are said to be unhappy that the state government had done nothing to help them over the loss of some 300 animals.
It is unclear so far what they are demanding from the authorities.
The main gates to the state secretariat were clogged with trucks carrying livestock and disgruntled farmers, who claimed the state government had done nothing for two cattle farms which were hit by flash floods last week.
Selangor Livestock Association chairman Samad Kassim claimed cattle were dying daily at the two farms, located next to an illegal landfill in Ulu Yam, but the Selayang Municipal Council did nothing for the farmers.
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