KUALA SELANGOR, Nov 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an additional special cash aid of RM2,500 for flood victims in Selangor.
Anwar said the additional aid will be distributed to the heads of households affected by the floods starting tomorrow (November 10).
“They have been here for several days, and the situation has been compounded by weather conditions and high tides.
“Some families have been affected for quite some time; the usual RM1,000 aid is often insufficient, given the extent of the damage.
“Therefore, I am announcing an additional allocation for those in Selangor who have been affected for a longer period and have suffered significant damage, RM2,500 per family. As for other state-level matters, the state government will handle them as usual,” he said.
While visiting flood victims at the temporary relief centre (PPS) at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Parit Mahang, Anwar also thanked all personnel, including volunteers and medical staff.
In a related matter, Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari, who accompanied the Prime Minister, elaborated that flood relief assistance would be coordinated exclusively through the district and land offices.
“Our District Officers (DOs) will manage this. We will coordinate everything through a single counter, in conjunction with the state office,” he added.
Earlier, 154 flood victims from 36 families were placed at the SK Parit Mahang evacuation centre after floodwaters inundated their homes due to the Northeast Monsoon phenomenon.
The government previously announced compassionate cash aid, or Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI), of RM1,000 to each head of a household affected by the Northeast Monsoon or other disasters declared by the Central Disaster Management Committee (JPBP).
