KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor visited victims of the Kampung Numbak fire and handed over RM3,000 in assistance to each affected Malaysian head of household to help ease the burden on the families.
The assistance comprises RM1,000 from the state government through the state disaster management committee, RM1,000 from the Federal Government and RM1,000 from Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah.
"I would like to announce that the government is providing RM3,000 in assistance to each Malaysian head of household to ease their burden," he told reporters after visiting fire victims at the Dewan Serbaguna Likas temporary relief centre here on Monday (Aug 31).
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A total of 110 Malaysian households were affected by the fire on Sunday (Aug 30), with 73 families currently housed at the Dewan Damai and the other 37 at Dewan Serbaguna Likas.
Hajiji said that on humanitarian grounds, the government would also provide RM1,000 in assistance to each affected non-Malaysian household, in addition to food and other necessities.
Hajiji also announced that the government would assist Malaysian victims by providing materials and equipment worth RM20,000 to each affected household to rebuild.
He said the rebuilding of the houses would be coordinated by the State Secretary and Kota Kinabalu City Hall, including determining whether the houses would be rebuilt elsewhere or at the original site.
He said the rebuilding aid would be provided to each Malaysian, similar to the approach taken in assisting fire victims in other areas, including Kudat.
Three children – Nana Abdullah, four; Mohd Asrul Abdullah, six; and Nurfarahdilah Mohd Tajihah, eight – died in the fire at the squatter settlement, which has a mix of locals and immigrants.
