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In Brief

Period covered by this Final Report: 25 December 2006 to 25 March 2007. History of this Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF)-funded operation:

- CHF 50,000 (USD 41,425 or EUR 31,426) allocated from the Federations DREF on 25 December 2006 to support the Malaysia Red Crescent's initial assessment and relief effort.

JOHOR BAHARU, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Thursday gave 2,986 gas stoves worth RM100,000 to the Johor government for flood victims in the state.

The senior general manager of its Social Security Training Institute, Abdul Wahab Nasir, handed over the gas stoves to state secretary, Datuk Abdul Latiff Yusof, at the Sultan Ibrahim Building, here.

"This contribution is made as we empathise with the difficulties faced by the flood victims suffered huge losses in the disaster," Abdul Wahab said.

He added that as an institution responsible

A convoy consist of 11 units 4X4, 2 unit MPV, 2 unit lorry to deliver donated items consists of cooked food (500 units of packed chicken rice, local kuih, bread, buns etc), dry food (salted fish, rice, sugar, milo powder, milk powder, biscuits etc), can food, fresh fruits, eggs, bottled water, drinks (coffee, tea, energy drink), 2 units cooking stove, cooking utensils, new items (sandals, baby diapers, towels, blankets etc) and used items (clothing, bedding etc).

The convoy departed KL/Selangor at about 7.20am and met up with another group at the Seremban Highway R&R and

The Malaysian National News Agency, Bernama, and AMDB Berhad joined forces to help flood victims here today.

The two entities presented cash and bags with essential items to a total of 40 families from Taman Ria here whose lives were affected by the two waves of floods that hit the state recently.

The contributions were handed out by Bernama deputy editor-in-chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab and AMDB Berhad senior general manager Mohd Shahreza Abdul Majid. This is the third flood hit area in Johor where Bernama has helped flood victims.

Prior to this, the agency had presented

KOTA MARUDU, Feb 5 (Bernama) - Flood victims in Sabah will receive cash aid from the federal government soon, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said today.

He said each family would receive at least RM700 with additional RM200 per family for those forced to evacuate twice during the floods.

Speaking to reporters after a briefing on the floods by the director of the Sabah National Security Division, Mohd Arif Baharum, at the Kota Marudu District Office here, he said the

SEREMBAN, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- Only eight schools in Johor, all of them in Batu Pahat are still being used to shelter flood victims, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim said Friday.

He said that the eight schools had yet to reeopen classes since the first wave of floods hit the state in December.

Speaking to reporters after handing over aid to victims of flash floods in Kampung Semarak, Rahang near here, he said that the ministry was finding ways to ensure students affected by the floods would not be left behind in their studies.

He also said that the ministry had allocated

JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- The number of flood victims at the relief centres in Batu Pahat further declined to 4,596 Friday morning from 9,501 on Thursday.

A spokesman of the Johor flood operations room said the victims were from 1,063 families.

All roads previously closed in Batu Pahat are now open to traffic.

The weather in the state is expected to be generally cloudy on Friday.

All relief centres in other districts have been closed over the past one week.

KOTA TINGGI, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Berhad today donated some 200 cooking stoves to flood victims in Kampung Sungai Tembioh here.

Some 50 volunteers from the company's workforce, led by its director and Chief Executive Officer Alex Foong, also participated in a gotong-royong to help the kampung's residents rebuild their lives.

"We empathise with the victims loss and misery," Foong told Bernama.

Local celebrities including Miss Malaysia World 2006 Adeline Choo, singers Sazzy falak and husband Nazril, Ajai and Tasha also chipped in to help.

MARANG, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The recent floods in several states, especially Johor, has cost the agriculture sector RM70 million, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Tuesday.

He said it was an initial estimate as some areas were still inundated, adding that he had tabled a report to the Special Cabinet Committee on Crisis and Natural Disaster Management chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday on the need for rebuilding.

"The losses are in the farming,