By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini
SHAH ALAM, Feb 3 — The flood that hit Selangor at the end of last year resulted in an estimated loss of up to RM1.4 billion, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
The Menteri Besar said the state government had allocated some RM400 million for repair works on damaged infrastructure due to the recent floods.
“For public damage, based on rough calculations of 100,000 families affected by the flood, we estimated that the minimum average loss for each family is at RM10,000. Therefore, the total amount could reach up to RM1.4 billion.
“Previously, the Department of Statistics had issued a detailed report on this matter and had estimated a loss between RM3 billion to RM4 billion,” he said at a special press conference on the latest updates on the flood-related issues at the Selangor State Secretariat building here today.
Meanwhile, Amirudin said the state administration had identified 10,554 affected homes for housing assistance.
“Of the total, 44 houses were destroyed in the floods and needed to be rebuilt, with 10,510 homes undergoing restoration. State executive councillor for housing Rodziah Ismail, who is in charge of this matter, will update the details.
“We have also considered giving a one-off payment to homeowners to do minor repairs for their homes,” he added.
