NGOs send aid to Sabah islanders

Much needed: A volunteer handing over a food basket to a resident of Pulau Danawan in Semporna.

KOTA KINABALU: Despite the strict movement control on coastal communities, there is no let up in food aid delivery to islanders in Sabah’s east coast areas.

The Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) is also helping NGOs deliver food baskets and other essentials to the fishing communities at dozens of islands that dot the Semporna district.Two security vessels escorted NGOs Semporna Heroes and Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation to send food baskets to 350 families in the Pulau Danawan area on Sunday.