Malaysia

Muhyiddin visits Kelantan flood victims

He spends some time with evacuees at relief centre, presents food aid

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 22 Dec 2020 12:56PM

Muhyiddin visits Kelantan flood victims
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) speaking to flood victim Salmah Said, 68, (left) while visiting the SK Gual Tinggi flood relief centre in Pasir Mas, Kelantan today. With them is Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob (right). – Bernama pic, December 22, 2020

PASIR MAS – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today visited flood evacuees taking shelter at a temporary relief centre in Kelantan.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) helicopter ferrying the prime minister landed at SK Gual Tinggi here about 10am from the Gong Kedak air base in Pasir Puteh.

On hand to welcome him were Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob and his deputy, Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah, as well as Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat.

Muhyiddin was given a 20-minute briefing on the flood situation by Pasir Mas district officer Nik Mohamed Noor Nik Ishak.

He then spent some time with flood victims, comprising 154 people from 59 families, housed at the relief centre and presented food aid to them.

About an hour later, Muhyiddin left for Terengganu to visit flood victims at SK Bukit Mentok, Kemaman. – Bernama, December 22, 2020

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