KUCHING: The 44 victims who were left homeless by a fire that destroyed five houses on Dec 12 here will be relocated to a new home at Darul Hana.
Federal Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the victims are now residing at the temporary evacuation centre (PPS) at Dewan Kampung Pulo Ulu.
She said the next course of action is to move the victims to their new homes which she will discuss further with the relevant agencies.
Fires destroyed four houses in Kampung Pulo Ulu while another house at Kampung Semarang was razed to the ground.
For the house in Kampung Semarang, she said the victims have already been paid compensation to move into a new home.
“For the remaining victims, we will transfer l them to their new homes as soon as possible.
“InsyaAllah, we can do that because we have an allocation of new houses in Darul Hana that can accommodate these families,” she said, adding that it is not suitable for the victims to reside too long in the multipurpose hall.
She was speaking to the media after handing over assistance to the fire victims at Dewan Kampung Pulo Ulu today (Dec 13).
During her visit, Nancy handed over donations in the form of basic needs, and cash to the victims.
Meanwhile, Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah who was also present said the Sarawak government always has special assistance for fire and disaster victims.
She said, among all the assistance, the state government will provide RM5,000 to the victims to be used for home building materials.
“Bottom line is, we would like to thank those who came forward to help these victims. Your caring spirit of helping others who are afflicted by calamity is a value that we highly praise in Sarawak.
“With such spirit, those afflicted will not feel that they are all alone as there will always be someone, the community, non-governmental organisations and the government that will help them,” she said.
