S’wak govt allocates RM107,000 for 75 storm-hit families within MBKS jurisdiction

By Wilfred Pilo

KUCHING, Oct 2: A total of 75 families whose homes were damaged by a storm in late August will receive RM107,000 in Sarawak government disaster assistance, facilitated through the Kuching South City Council (MBKS).

According to MBKS Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng, the State assistance was for residents within the MBKS jurisdiction who had submitted formal applications after suffering property and livelihood losses due to the storm.

He said the Sarawak government would disburse the assistance directly into the bank accounts of eligible recipients through the Social Welfare Department.

“The assistance has gone through the proper process under the Sarawak government’s disaster assistance mechanism,” he said during a press conference before the financial assistance was handed over to recipients at the MBKS Council Chamber today.