KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today visited flood victims who have been allowed to return to their respective homes around Puchong near here.
He arrived at the Al-Istiqamah Mosque at 1.14pm to perform Zohor prayers before proceeding with his visit at about 2.05pm.
The prime minister randomly dropped by victims’ homes to take a first-hand look at the situation.
Ismail Sabri also went to inspect the village community council hall, which serves as the aid collection centre for flood victims in the area.
Minister of Federal Territories Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, Minister of Rural Development Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid and Chief of Defence Forces Tan Sri Affendi Buang also took part in the visit.
Meanwhile, flood victim Mazalan Kadim, 44, said the prime minister informed him of the RM1,000 assistance allocated by the government in their session.
"I have heard about the announcement, but I am not sure how to go about applying for it,” he said.
Technician Mohd Hafiz Leong Abdullah, 29, said the prime minister lent him a sympathetic ear on his predicament after coming out of the disaster, including on his difficulties in continuing his daily routine due to damaged electronic equipment.
“We appreciate the food aid and so on donated to us, but we are also in need of other basic appliances such as a gas stove for cooking,” he said. – Bernama, December 26, 2021
