KUALA LUMPUR: Six states, namely Perak, Terengganu, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan, have fully disbursed the compassionate aid to household heads whose homes were affected by floods as of this morning.
The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), in a statement on Friday (Jan 14), said that the other states, including Pahang and Selangor, had achieved aid distribution of 96.4% and 97% respectively to the affected heads of households.
As of noon on Friday, two states were reported to be still affected by floods, involving three districts in Johor and one in Sarawak.
According to the agency a total of 339 evacuees were recorded to be still housed in eight relief centres. - Bernama
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