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King Donates RM500,000 to Sabah Fire Victims
🇲🇾 Malaysia /Disasters & Emergencies

King Donates RM500,000 to Sabah Fire Victims

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has personally donated RM500,000 to aid victims of recent fires in Kudat and Sandakan, Sabah.
  • The fires, occurring in April, affected over 1,000 individuals in separate incidents.
  • In Kudat, eight houses were destroyed, impacting 67 people, while in Sandakan, a large-scale fire destroyed 1,050 homes, affecting at least 914 people.

Malaysia's King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim, has personally contributed RM500,000 to assist victims of separate fires that recently devastated parts of Sabah. The royal donation is intended to provide aid to those affected by the incidents in the Kudat and Sandakan districts.

The fires, which occurred in April, impacted more than 1,000 individuals across the two districts. In Kudat, a fire on April 16 destroyed eight houses, leaving 67 people from 18 households displaced. The situation in Sandakan was more severe, with a large-scale blaze consuming 1,050 out of 1,200 homes in Kampung Bahagia, affecting at least 914 people from 914 households.

The Sabah State Government, through its disaster management committees, is coordinating welfare and humanitarian aid, as well as resettlement efforts for the affected victims. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong also witnessed the handover of the donation by the Trustee of the Sultan Ibrahim Johor Foundation (YSIJ), Tan Sri Avinderjit Singh, to the Chief Minister of Sabah, Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, at the National Palace.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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