Cleaning up: Kota Tinggi residents washing clothes at a launderette amid the flood situation in their housing area. — Bernama
KOTA TINGGI: Post-flood cleanup efforts in the district, which started on Friday, have reached a 70% completion rate as of yesterday morning, says Datuk On Jabbar@Jaafar.
The state deputy secretary (sports, youth, and volunteers) was optimistic that the clean-up would be completed as scheduled by tomorrow.
“This is the result of the collaboration between volunteers, non-governmental organisations and government agencies tirelessly working to restore this severely affected area after the floods on Jan 7,” he told Bernama after inspecting the clean-up work in Kampung Kelantan yesterday.
He also extended his gratitude to the Kota Tinggi District Council for efficiently and systematically managing post-flood operations.
He added that as of yesterday, 756 individuals had registered as volunteers at Dewan Jubli Intan here with the numbers expected to increase.
On Jabbar said the post-flood efforts are concentrated on public areas such as schools, community halls and mosques, as well as requests from the public, particularly the elderly, disabled, and communities in need of cleaning assistance.
He anticipated that all temporary flood relief centres (PPS) in the district would be closed by tomorrow if favourable weather conditions continue.
As of yesterday, there are still 255 evacuees housed in four PPS in the district.
