Flood In Malaysia

Welfare dept Spends RM5.81mil in aid.

Local News

The Social Welfare Department has spent RM5.81mil to operate the flood relief centres in state recently hits by floods. The expenditure has gone to various operations, including providing food ad other basic necessities to flood victims in Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang.

430 relief centres were opened by the Social Welfare Department, out of which 194 are still in operation and accommodating 44,672 flood evacuees. The department also provided 11,147 workers and 2150 volunteers to help manage the flood relief centres and send aid to the victims.

All police stations in Johor have been directed to make that flood victims could logde their reports with ease.8,217 policemen statewide were on duty to assist flood victims and flood relief operations. There were two women drowned when their vehicles were stuck in flood water in Kulaijaya and Chaah on Sunday.

In Malacca, the flood situation has improved further with only 461 people still at three relief centres in the state as at 8am, from 528 people on Thursday.

In Negri Sembilan, only the flood relief centre at Sekolah Tuanku Adbul Rahman, Gemas in Tampin remained open as at 11am to accommodate 508 people from 135 families.

In Pahang, the number of victims in the two flood affected districts has dropped to 840 people from 2,265 people on Thursday.

I felt quite nervous for those victims at Johor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Pahang. Those area just around me and happened in Malaysia. That few days, the sky keeps raining. In my area, it’s quite well because we won’t have flood. But for others lower area, their home were lost. A lot of roads had closed due to the flood. I hope that everything will be right soon for all those flood victims.