Floods: Six states fully disbursed BWI - NADMA

KUALA LUMPUR: Six states, namely Perak, Terengganu, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Kelantan, have fully disbursed the compassionate aid (BWI) to household heads (KIR) whose homes were affected by floods as of this morning.

The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), in a statement today, said that the other states, including Pahang and Selangor, had achieved BWI distribution of 96.4 per cent and 97 per cent respectively to the affected KIRs.

As of noon today, two states were reported to be still affected by floods, involving three districts in Johor and one in Sarawak.

According to the agency a total of 339 evacuees from 91 KIRs were recorded to be still housed in eight relief centres.

-- BERNAMA