KAPIT: Help kept pouring in to the fire victims of Rumah Messop at Ulu Sungai Entangai whose longhouse was razed to the ground on Saturday afternoon.Yesterday morning State Assemblyman for Bukit Goram , Jefferson Jamit Unyat handed over the immediate cash assistance of RM 3,500 to the fire victims.
The simple handing over ceremony of the cash assistance was held at PBB Bukit Goram Service Centre here. Present to \ receive the assistance on behalf of the fire victims was longhouse chief Tuai Rumah Messop Tawi.
Those witnessing the event included Kapit District Officer Elvis Didit who is the chairman of Kapit District Disaster Relief Committee, deputy Tuai Rumah, Pagang Lingga and Jamit’s assistant at the PBB Bukit Goram Service Centre, Cochran Amos.
From the RM3,500, each family was to receive RM200 for the immediate food assistance and then the balance RM100 was for the Tuai Rumah Messop
Tawi and his deputy Pagang Lingga to cover the cost of transportation from their longhouse to town and vice versa.
In his remark at the function Jamit was happy with the speedy action taken by the various government departments to assist the fire victims led by Kapit District Officer Elvis Didit who is the chairman Kapit District Disaster Relief Committee and Deputy Kapit Resident (development) Galong Luang.
Meanwhile the other government agencies namely the Welfare Department, Police Department and the Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) also immediately visited the fire victims to provide immediate assistance to them.
Jamit also commended two of the most active associations, namely the Malaysian Red Crescent Society and Lions Club Kapit for
playing their respective roles to provide immediate food assistance, blankets and clothing to the fire victims.
“For further action in helping the fire victims of Rumah Messop, I will discuss with Kapit Member of Parliament Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi who’s Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development. This is important because we work as one BN Team. We will discuss on how best to assist those in dire need,” added Jamit.
Meanwhile Kapit District Officer Elvis Didit said he had directed the officers from National
Registration Department to go to the ground to help the fire victims for the registration of their lost documents.
“I was told they lost everything in the fire. I don’t want them to come up to Kapit to apply for the personal documentation. It’s costly and inconvenient. I want JPN to visit the longhouse’s fire victim to record the personal documentation,” added Elvis.
Yesterday morning both Malaysian Red Crescent Kapit Society and Lions Club Kapit provided food assistance, blankets and clothing to the victims.
