Ever ready to lend a helping hand

More hands make light work: Annie Dominie spraying water as her husband’s colleagues (from left) Nurul Yusra Baharudin, Mohd Amin Chong and Chong Jian Liang help her clean her house in Section 25, Shah Alam, that was hit by floods over the weekend. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians continue to show compassion to help thousands of people who have been displaced due to the floods.

A volunteer Sadho (@sadhosays) who has been posting regular updates on Twitter from Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Jaya, shared how Malaysians of all races and religions had come together to volunteer and prepare food for flood victims in the Klang Valley since last Sunday.

“At the Gurdwara Sahib PJ on the third day of flood relief work, and I see Malays, Chinese, and Indians coming together to prepare meals for the stranded victims in the Klang Valley.

“If you are able to, come!” he posted on Dec 19.

Sadho also shared that the majority of volunteers there were young and for most of them, it was their first time visiting a gurdwara.

He commended those who showed up and never held back when helping out.

“None of them hesitated from any task, whether it was chopping vegetables, mopping the floor, cleaning the utensils, or carrying huge boxes around,” he said.

He wished that all Malaysians will remember the unity in diversity displayed and embraced at this time of hardship.

Gurdwara Sahib PJ noted in a statement that flood relief operations at the gurdwara will continue throughout the weekend, starting at 1pm.

At the same time, various mosques across the Klang Valley had also opened their doors to flood victims since Saturday.

Volunteers, as well as community members have also distributed essential items such as food, clothes and toiletries to flood victims seeking shelter at these mosques.

Temporary relief centres (PPS) have also seen Malaysians distributing flood relief packs and manning or organising activities at the PPS.

Twitter user @zfzamir2 yesterday posted about #UntukMalaysia volunteers who held a storytelling programme for children at the Cyberjaya PPS.

Another volunteer, Ushar Daniele (@ushardaniele) said she was collecting sanitary pads and disposable undergarments as donations to be sent to PPS with lots of women who needed it.

Rejean Kumar shared a Tiktok video of a group of Indian youngsters, alongside a number of Malays with rolled up pants mopping the floors of a mosque.

The video garnered 72,700 “loves” and 7,063 comments, with the majority of people expressing how they were touched and proud of other races helping one another at this time of adversity.