RM1,000 aid will be given to disaster victims on urgent basis, says Armizan

An aerial photo by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department's helicopter of the flooding around a residential areas in Segamat. - Bernama

MUAR: The RM1,000 government cash aid (Bantuan Wang Ihsan) will be given to every household affected by floods and other disasters related to the Northeast Monsoon once complete information has been furnished by the state and district Disaster Management Committees, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs, and Special Functions) gave an assurance that the aid would be disbursed through the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) not later than a week after the incident.