Water rises... but for Ridzwan, it's Messi first, evacuation second

As floodwaters began to rise inside his house at Kampung Alur Ladang in Kuantan, Pahang last night, Mohd Ridzwan Ismail, 58, did not have the heart to move to the evacuation centre.

This is because he could not bear to miss the World Cup final between Argentina and France, which was a nail-biting match.

Even as the waters reached 0.3m when the match started at 11pm, the diehard Argentina and Lionel Messi fan...