By Zareef Muzammil
SHAH ALAM, Jan 12 — Flood victim Sewah Samidjo, 64, was speechless after being told that his badly damaged house will be repaired by the Selangor Zakat Board (LZS).
Sewah, who was born without both of his legs, was touched by the commitment shown by LZS to bear the repair cost for his house which he has lived in for over 20 years in Kampung Bukit Lanchong, here.
The wheel-chair bound father of two was happy when told that work on the house which will begin next month will have disabled-friendly features to help facilitate his movement.
“I am very, very grateful that LZS wants to rebuild my house. I cannot afford to do all this using my own money, in fact, the house condition became critical after it was submerged during the flooding.
“As a registered poor asnaf under LZS, I admit that the distribution of assistance is easy to get as long as you follow the procedures.
“I am thankful to LZS for all their help in providing me with the supply of medicine, wheelchair, basic foods, cash money and now, repairing my house,” he said when met by SelangorKini.
Sewah is among 25 poor asnaf in the village who were eligible to receive post-floods house repair assistance from LZS.
Similarly, Abdul Rahman Othman, 53, hopes the repair process will start soon to reduce the burden on his wife Rosidah Dahlan, 53, who suffers from kidney disease for the past five years.
The father of five said the flooding incident on December 18 last year will forever be etched in his memory as all their belongings, including his wife’s 36 medicine boxes, were washed away by the floods.
“Only God knows how we suffered that day. I had to search for a big black water tank and place my sick wife inside before she was transferred to the temporary relief centre at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Alam Megah 2.
“Alhamdulillah (praise be to God) everything is good now, but I hope the repair work will be expedited as our house is still in a damaged condition,” he said.
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