Kampung bahagia: Some victims of the Kampung Bahagia fire here are appealing to the authorities to open more relief centres, claiming they were unable to register as existing centres are already full and registration has been closed.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the lack of space at the eight centres currently in operation has resulted in some victims allegedly being left out of the registration list, forcing them to spend the night among the ruins of their homes. One victim, Almahmud Muhamir, 37, said his application was rejected when he tried to register at the relief centre at the Batu Sapi People's Housing Project Hall yesterday.

Almahmud explained that the delay in registering was not intentional, but due to the challenges of managing his family and dealing with the aftermath of the fire. Meanwhile, Siti Norlin, 35, a teacher under the National Security Council (MKN), expressed disappointment that her basic details were not recorded at all by the centre's management.

Siti Norlin asked the centre's management to at least take down her name and identification number, but they did not. The management also could not confirm when the centre's registration would reopen, leaving her worried about missing out on initial aid from the state government. Another victim, Jefrin Bakiri, 32, said the lack of space at a centre forced him and his family to live out in the open under the scorching sun without even a tent for shelter.

The affected victims are now hoping for immediate government intervention to open additional facilities to ensure no citizens are left out of receiving proper shelter and financial assistance. The fire, which occurred last Sunday, destroyed about 1,000 houses and left 9,007 residents of Kampung Bahagia homeless.