Muhyiddin visits flood victims in Pahang
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin visited flood victims housed in two relief centres in Pahang today.
The prime minister’s visit to the relief centres at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seberang Temerloh and Sekolah Menengah Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Maran brought out smiles and some relief to the evacuees experiencing major floods in the past week...
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin visited flood victims housed in two relief centres in Pahang today.
The prime minister’s visit to the relief centres at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seberang Temerloh and Sekolah Menengah Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Maran brought out smiles and some relief to the evacuees experiencing major floods in the past week.
Muhyiddin, who arrived in a helicopter at SMK Seberang Temerloh at 10am was welcomed by Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, and he then spent about 40 minutes with the victims.
He was also briefed on flood management operations in the two districts he visited. Also present was National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director-general Aminuddin Hassim.
During the visits, Muhyiddin mingled and chatted with flood victims and handed out food kit contributions.
He also surveyed the facilities provided at the SMK Seberang Temerloh relief centre, which as of noon today, was housing 873 flood victims from 204 families.
In his visit to the SM Tengku Ampuan Afzan relief centre, Muhyiddin was briefed on the flood situation in the district and spent some time with the evacuees, who took the opportunity to let him know of their struggles as a result of the floods.
The relief centre is housing 173 people from 53 families.
As he listened to their grievances, the prime minister gave the evacuees advice to keep their spirits up and assured them that the government will continue to help them cope with the aftermath of the floods.
As of noon today, 40 relief centres are operating in Maran district, housing 3,605 victims from 1,134 families.
- Bernama
