Welfare Dept delivers food to flood victims
MIRI: The Welfare Department here has distributed 6,700 food packages to flood victims from 92 villages and longhouses in Beluru, Marudi, Niah and Telang Usan as of yesterday.
Its officer Sharifah Ranimah Wan Hashim said the packages comprising rice, tinned stuff, sugar, salt, mee, biscuits and other daily needs had been handed over to the recipients.
“Our welfare personnel based in Marudi and Miri worked very hard in the last few weeks to oversee the delivery of food packages in each destination,” Sharifah Ranimah said.
Most of the villages and longhouses are located in the interior which are only accessible by land or river.
All flood victims registered with the Resident and District Office disaster team have received the food packages.
In Bakong, longhouses affected by floods are Rumah Janggau Langit Sungai Seputi Bakong, Rumah Sulutan Anai Sungai Seputit Bakong, Rumah Bantam Sungai Sebidang Bakong, Rumah Jemat Apa Sungai Sebidang Bakong, Rumah Edward Usah Sungai Sebidang Bakong, Rumah Sporran Rajang, Sebidang Bakong, SK Sungai Seputi, Long Loyang, SK Long Loyang, Klinik Long Loyang Long Bantan, SK Long Sobeng, Long Dunn, Rumah Atam Long Tisam, Rumah Manggie Long Tisam, Rumah Jelani Long Tisam, Long Teran Kiri, Rumah Francis Ubi Long Jegan, SK Long Jegan, Long Ajoi, Long Sobeng, Long Takong, Long Aton, Rumah Nyiga Sungai Nyiro, Rumah Guyang Long Tabing, Rumah Joslee Long Teran Batu, Rumah Philip Anyi Long Teran A, Rumah Lenjau Long Teran Kanan B, SK Long Teran, Rumah Aji Nawek Sungai Tuyut, Rumah John Mato Long Tuyut, Rumah Macus Sungai Peking, SK Kuala Bok, Rumah Umping Lubok Mulong, Rumah Lucy Nanga Majang, Rumah Paking Long Merigam, Rumah James Luhi Nanga Ujau Tinjar, Rumah Kajan Long Teru and Rumah Paulus Long Sepling.
Places affected in Marudi are Long Panai, Kampung Melinau Mulu, Batu Bungan Mulu, Long Maro, Long Pahlo, Long Ukok, Long Patan, Rumah Adang Sungai Ridan, Kampung Benawa, Rumah Asong Bukit Linei, Rumah Jipun Sungai Gaong, Kuala Tutoh, Rumah Mugang Tanjung Opar, Rumah Vincent Tanjung Opar, Rumah Gerinang Logan Tasong, Rumah Chabop Lubok Amam, Rumah Lajang Linei Ulu, Rumah Rok Linei Ulu, Kampung Narum, Kampung Padang Kerbau, Kampung Seberang, Rumah Teraja, Lubok Kulat, Logan Enseluai Lubok Nibong, Rumah Dee Sungai Ridan, Rumah Muna Pengelayan, Rumah Frederick Belaja Assam Paya, Rumah Budin Assam Paya and Rumah Nanang Sungai Tudan.
Dwellings affected in Niah are Rumah Belilie Ulu Niah, Rumah Changgai Ulu Niah, Rumah Pilet, Rumah Nyala, Rumah Jelanie, Rumah Ayai, Rumah Sumbo, Rumah Nelson, Rumah Tarang and Rumah Angsang.
In Telang Usan, places affected are Long Bemang, Long Bemang Health Clinic, SK Long Bemang, Long Buang, Long Wat, Long Atip, Long Bedian, Long Lama, Long Puak, Kuala Temala, Long Laput, Long Tujang, Long Ikang, Logan Sibong and SK Long Ikang.
Meanwhile, Kampung Bulau in Bekenu constituency is now flooded.
Sharifah Ranimah’s staff are to send the aid to the villagers this morning.