Numbak fire victims to receive RM3,000 in aid, says Hajiji

Each household that lost its home in the Kampung Numbak fire will receive RM3,000, Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor said during a visit to victims at a temporary evacuation centre in Kota Kinabalu.

The package combines RM1,000 from the Sabah government, RM1,000 from the federal government and RM1,000 from the Sabah Welfare Foundation. The state will also help rebuild homes destroyed in the blaze. The State Secretary will coordinate the construction with the Malaysian Rural Development Agency, while officials will decide whether to use the original site or a new location.

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I am announcing that the government will provide RM3,000 to each household to ease their burden.

Hajiji said the state would provide RM1,000 to each affected household that does not hold Malaysian citizenship. Food, household equipment and other basic supplies are being provided at the temporary shelter so residents have what they need while staying there.

“Every priority is to ensure their basic needs are met,” Hajiji said. He added that the government generally provides household appliances after destroyed homes are rebuilt. The report said the fire destroyed 202 homes and killed three children, Mohd Asrul Abdullah, 6, Nana Abdullah, 4, and Nur Farah Bilah Mohd Tajah, 8. The blaze affected stilt-house settlements including Kampung Lok Buta, Kampung Lok Poring and Kampung Sabang Lama.

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Our priority is to ensure their basic needs are met.