Flood: BWI assistance to be channelled immediately - Ismail Sabri

PASIR MAS: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said the distribution of Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) assistance to 7,651 heads of households affected by the current floods in Kelantan and Terengganu would be channeled immediately.

He said based on records, 2,995 household heads in Kelantan and 4,656 household heads in Terengganu were affected and had been placed in relief centres.

"We expect the RM1,000 assistance for each head of household to be gven as soon as possible, if possible before they return home," he said during a press conference after listening to a briefing on the flood situation in the Pasir Mas District and presenting donations to flood victims at the relief centre in SK Gelang. Mas here today.

Also present were Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid and Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim.

Commenting further, Ismail Sabri said as of 8 am today, there were 9,056 flood victims from 2,995 families in Kelantan, and 17,641 victims involving 4,656 families in Terengganu.