Losses due to north-east monsoon floods estimated at RM1b
DUNGUN, March 17 — Losses due to floods throughout the country during the Northeast Monsoon this time are estimated at almost RM1 billion, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) was still assessing the actual damage caused by the flood disaster.
“But as an estimate, we put the figure at almost RM1 billion,” he told reporters after officiating at the Santunan Kasih Ramadan programme of the Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW) at Masjid Sultan Mahmud in Bandar Al Muktafi Billah Shah here today.
Also present were Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Rubiah Wang and Terengganu Tengah Development Authority (Ketengah) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Said.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, said the losses included damage to infrastructure like roads, which are being repaired by the Public Works Department for federal roads and KKDW for rural roads.
