SELANGOR Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said state officials will from Wednesday be distributing RM1,000 financial aid to households affected by floods.

In a press conference today, Amirudin said that affected families would receive a minimum of RM1,000 from the state government, and that they are not required to make a police report.

“We categorise the victims into two: those who sought shelter at relief centres and those who stayed home.

“State officials will go house to house to register and distribute the financial aid,” he added.

Speaking further, Amirudin said that the state will also identify the families of those who had died in the flood.

“Each family of the deceased will receive RM10,000, as announced on December 23.

“In addition, we have also agreed to cancel the year-end celebration and will replace the event with tahlil (prayer for the dead) and prayer recital.

“Mosques, surau, and other houses of worships are welcome to organise similar activities,” he said.

Amirudin asked the public and companies to cancel their plans too.

“I hope we can at least show some respect to those affected by this tragedy by cancelling the new year celebration,” he said. – December 27, 2021.