KUALA LUMPUR: The Japanese government has offered additional emergency assistance worth RM300,000 to ease the hardship of people affected by floods.
The Embassy of Japan in Malaysia in a statement last night said they offered items including tents, blankets and other humanitarian goods as a response to the request of assistance from the Malaysian government.
It said on Jan 1, the Japanese government provided emergency relief goods worth over RM500,000 in the form of items such as generators, water purifiers and other humanitarian goods to the flood victims.
“The government of Japan always stand ready to assist Malaysia in such tragic circumstances and earnestly hope that the Malaysian government and the people will continue to face adversity with courage, and to bring back stable life to people in those areas as soon as possible,” it said.
Eight states were hit by massive flood in stages beginning the middle of last month with Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang among the hardest hit states and more than 200,000 people evacuated at the height of the disaster.-- BERNAMA