Perlis flood losses estimated at RM150mil

The Star

Floods that hit Perlis at the end of November caused an estimated RM150mil in losses, affecting infrastructure, homes, agriculture, local businesses, public facilities, as well as the education and health sectors.  Perlis State Secretary Datuk Rahimi Ismail said the losses were lower than the initial estimate of RM230mil due to the effectiveness of the ‘Western Flood Diversion System’, which helped reduce flooding in several critical areas.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/336d5drk  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The floods that hit Perlis last month caused an estimated 150 million ringgit in losses,

00:06affecting homes, infrastructure, agriculture, local businesses, public facilities,

00:13as well as the education and health sectors.

00:16Perlis State Secretary Datuk Rahimi Ismail said the losses were lower than the initial estimate of 230 million ringgit

00:23due to the effectiveness of the Western Flood Diversion System,

00:27which helped reduce flooding in several critical areas.

00:31A total of 38,589 people were affected,

00:36including those who did not evacuate to any of the 24 temporary evacuation centres opened during the disaster.

00:44Rahimi noted that rapid water inflow, especially following the release from Timata Sodam,

00:50submerged many residential areas and paddy fields.

00:53Large-scale clean-up operations were conducted under the Disaster Operations Control Centre.

00:59He added that flood warning systems and emergency preparedness worked effectively,

01:04despite the fast-rising waters.

01:07Cash aid from the National Disaster Management Agency, NADMA,

01:10has also begun, with around one-third of recipients already receiving assistance.

01:16The remainder is expected to be completed within three weeks.

01:19On November 28th, Perlis was reported as the worst-hit state,

01:24with over 7,500 flood victims housed in relief centres,

01:29the highest number among the seven states affected at the time.

01:33But, because I think this is a great deal...

01:37I think it is a great deal of feedback!

01:38I think the vast amount of people have been built in the operations

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