PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) to streamline and coordinate the federal and state machinery to help flood victims in Sabah and Sarawak.
The Prime Minister's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said that the agency should also provide continuous assistance to affected flood victims.
"Nadma has been asked to cooperate closely with the respective state governments to facilitate the distribution of aid to the heads of households of the flood victims involved," he said in his briefing broadcast live on the Facebook accounts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the PM’s Office on Monday (March 10).
Flood evacuees in Sabah and Sarawak rose Sunday evening (March 9), with Sabah facing a drastic rise compared to Sarawak’s small increase.
The number of evacuees in Sabah rose to 2,785 people from 907 families as of 4pm compared to 1,748 people from 570 families at 8am, with two new relief centres opened in Beaufort, bringing the total to four, with 1,181 people from 385 families being housed there.
In addition, one centre was opened in Sook, for a total of two, housing 763 people from 241 families, with the centre in Membakut currently housing 705 people from 231 families, and 136 people from 50 families are currently in two relief centres in Keningau.
Meanwhile in Sarawak, the number of evacuees at three relief centres in Trusan rose to 174 people at 3pm compared to 167 people in the morning.
A total of 100 people from 21 families are being housed in Dewan Masyarakat Trusan, 35 people from 15 families are at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK) C Chung Hwa and 39 people are at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Lintang.
