Give MPs of flood-hit areas RM300,000 immediately, says Muhyiddin

 

Some 53,040 people in three states have been evacuated due to floods, with Johor still the worst hit with 49,410 people relocated to relief centres. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Muhyiddin Yassin (PN-Pagoh) has urged the government to immediately approve an allocation of RM300,000 for MPs of constituencies that have been hit by floods.

In debating Budget 2023 in the Dewan Rakyat, Muhyiddin said these funds can be channelled directly to flood victims by the respective MPs, describing the flood situation in Johor as dire.

“It is (the government’s) responsibility to help them amid this natural disaster, regardless of political differences,” the former prime minister said.

The Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman also proposed that Putrajaya double the RM50 million in flood assistance it will be giving Johor, considering how the floods have forced almost 50,000 people out of their homes.

Muhyiddin Yassin.

“I thank the prime minister for immediately approving the RM50 million (in flood aid) for Johor, but I suggest that the government raise this to RM100 million.”

According to Bernama, 53,040 people in three states have been evacuated due to floods, with Johor still the worst hit with 49,410 people relocated to relief centres.

In Pahang, some 3,029 people have been evacuated while 601 residents in Melaka have been moved to relief centres. - FMT