JKM Ensures Sufficient Food Supplies For Flood Victims In Sabah, Sarawak - Nancy

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The Social Welfare Department (JKM) consistently ensures sufficient food supplies are available for flood victims taking shelter at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Sabah and Sarawak.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that JKM has stocked these supplies at two disaster relief depots, one state warehouse, 33 district warehouses, eight mini depots and 32 forward bases.

“To ensure the well-being and comfort of flood victims, JKM has activated 332 PPS in Sabah and 657 in Sarawak, with the capacity to house 331,343 victims across both states,” she said during a special chamber session.

Earlier, the motion on flood and landslide disasters in Sarawak and Sabah was raised by Chiew Choon Man (PH-Miri) after the question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat and was subsequently referred by Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr Ramli Mohd Nor for discussion in the Special Chamber.

Nancy added that the District and State Disaster Management Committees have been instructed to ensure supplies reach the affected locations and that the involved PPS are adequately equipped with essential facilities.

“The total strength of personnel amounts to 14,209 in Sabah and 24,757 in Sarawak, with various assets, including lorries, four-wheel drive vehicles, amphibious boats and ambulances placed in strategic locations across all districts,” she said.

In addition, Nancy said the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) has requested the Division Disaster Management Committees to streamline and expedite the registration process for flood victims in affected areas to prevent delays in the distribution of “wang ehsan” (compassionate aid).

“Even though flooding is ongoing, district-level government agencies are actively working to identify household heads affected, and all eligible recipients will soon receive disaster aid from the federal government through the respective state governments,” she said.

-- BERNAMA