PM announces RM50mil allocation for flood disaster repair works

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an additional allocation of RM25mil each for Kelantan and Terengganu for the repair of basic infrastructure that was damaged during the floods making the total allocation to RM50mil.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mry7c6sp  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an additional allocation of 25 million ringgit each

00:08for Kelantan and Terengganu to repair flood-damaged infrastructure, bringing the total allocation to 50 million ringgit.

00:16He also announced special financial assistance of 500 ringgit for over 14,000 civil servants in Terengganu,

00:23totaling 7.4 million ringgit.

00:26Anwar emphasised that there was no need to declare an emergency.

00:30On Sunday morning, the Prime Minister arrived in Kuala Terengganu to personally assess the worsening flood situation and meet with victims.

00:38The number of flood victims in Terengganu has risen to over 43,000, up from 41,000 the previous day.

00:46More than 11,600 families are currently sheltering in 305 relief centres across all eight affected districts.

00:55According to the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, Basut has the highest number of victims, totaling 16,084.

01:04The Infobanjir portal reported that 12 rivers across the state had reached dangerous water levels.

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