Kota Kinabalu: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob assured that financial assistance for flood victims in Sabah will be channeled promptly.
"We will send the assistance in the next few days. What is important is that the situation there is under control," he said.
The Prime Minister gave the assurance in response to the state's request made by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor during the post-North East monsoon flood disaster management task force special meeting held virtually this morning.
Hajiji had earlier briefed the Prime Minister who chaired the special meeting that as of Monday morning, six districts namely Kota Marudu, Pitas, Paitan, Ranau, Sandakan and Telupid have been affected by floods.
"We have opened up 23 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in these districts to shelter 874 families involving 2,435 people," he said.
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