Kota kinabalu: Compassionate Aid (BWI) of between RM1,000 and RM10,000 will be provided to those currently affected by the disaster in Sabah to help ease their burden. The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) announced in a statement that a cash aid of RM1,000 would be given to the head of each family moved to a relief centre.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, a death benefit assistance of RM10,000 would be given to the heirs of victims who lost their lives in the disaster. ‘BWI is given to Malaysian citizens registered with the Department of Social Welfare. The government will also provide food baskets to all those affected by this disaster,’ the statement said here today.

JPBN Sabah also informed that the state government had obtained cooperation from the federal government through the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) to channel financial assistance, additional Bailey Bridges, and other aid to ensure the disaster could be managed and addressed properly.

The committee added that local authorities and related agencies were actively carrying out monitoring, aid distribution, and logistics coordination to ensure the safety and welfare of all victims. ‘All rescue and response agencies under the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee are working at full capacity to deal with the natural disaster currently affecting the state,’ it said.