Extra RM250 for flood victims

Handing out aid: Sultan Ahmad Shah and Abdul Azeez (front right) looking at mattresses to be given away to flood victims after the charity event at Masjid Al-Mutaqqim in Tanah Putih, Kuantan. Also present were Sultanah Kalsom, Tengku Fahd, Adnan, Muhammad Safian and state exco members.

KUANTAN: The state government will hand out an additional RM250 aid to some 17,000 families affected by the floods in Pahang.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the special aid would be given in stages and he hoped the victims would be patient.