Nanta visits fire victims, gives them RM32,000 in aid
SONG: Kapit MP Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi visited the fire victims of Rumah Dagom Sangai at Nanga Makut in Sungai Katibas here on Wednesday and gave them RM32,000.
Each door received RM1,000 as relief assistance from the Kapit MP Service Centre.
Nanta was accompanied by Kapit parliamentary special affairs officer Ambrose Abong and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( PBB) supreme council member Lidam Assan.
“I appreciate all types of assistance that have been delivered to the victims, which are managed by various parties comprising government departments and agencies as well as nongovernmental organisations.
“Your contribution will help ease the burden of the victims,” he said in his Facebook posting, yesterday.
The 32-door longhouse was razed to the ground at 8.20am Tuesday, leaving more than 250 residents homeless.
Democratic Action Party ( DAP) Katibas chairman Paren Nyawi also shared photos of his visit to the fi re victims in his Facebook on Wednesday.
Paren gave essential items such as mats, tents, lamps, rubber shoes, mineral water and food to the fi re victims. He also said the victims needed canopy for shelter due to the unpredictable weather.
“They also need blankets, slippers, mattresses, pillows, cooking utensils, gas cylinders, clothes and other daily necessities,” he said.