PAGOH: The government will continue the Food Bank Malaysia programme to help flood victims in preparation for the coming monsoon season.
Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said a total of 25,000 victims from 6,000 families in the Klang Valley and the East Coast benefited from the programme last year.
He said the ministry had prepared for the disaster by storing goods to be distributed to flood victims at five food bank warehouses in Selangor, Johor, Melaka, Kelantan and Sarawak.
“We have also installed 12 retort machines (food packaging machines) at 10 locations, namely Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya, Pahang, Terengganu, Perak, Sarawak and Sabah,” he told reporters after launching the Pagoh-branch International Islamic University Malaysia Student Food Bank here yesterday.
According to Bernama, Rosol said the Flood Food Bank Aid, which will be known as Disaster Food Bank Aid, would not only focus on flood victims but also provide relief for other disasters.
Meanwhile, the Food Bank Siswa, launched in February 2019, has received 28 applications from colleges, including private colleges and polytechnics nationwide.
