Anwar announces RM13mil allocation for post-flood assistance in Kedah

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced a Federal Government allocation of RM13mil for post-flood assistance in Kedah.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/kIn6B  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced a federal government allocation

00:07of 13 million ringgit for post-flood recovery in Kedah.

00:11The funds will be directed towards relief efforts, clean-up operations and the repair

00:16of infrastructure damaged by the floods.

00:19Of the total, 3 million ringgit has been designated for Kota Star, with the remaining 10 million

00:25ringgit allocated to the rest of the state for repairs and compensation.

00:30Anwar urged the National Disaster Management Agency, NADMA, the Implementation Coordination

00:35Unit and the Kedah State Secretary's Office to collaborate for swift action.

00:41On Saturday, the Prime Minister visited three temporary relief centres in Alor Star where

00:46over 1,300 individuals from 467 families affected by the floods in Kota Star are being sheltered.

00:55As of 8 am, the number of evacuees across 42 relief centres in six districts has risen

01:01by 734, bringing the total to nearly 7,500.

01:07Kota Star remains the hardest-hit district, with almost 3,300 displaced residents.

01:13Meanwhile, the Irrigation and Drainage Department's Public Infobanjia website reported that water

01:19levels in five rivers across Kedah are at dangerous levels.

01:23Although floods have also impacted Penang, Perlis, Selangor and Perak, the number of

01:28evacuees in these states has decreased due to improved weather conditions.

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