NANTA PRESENTS RM29,000 CASH AID TO RUMAH LIUN BLAZE VICTIMS

KAPIT, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is also the Member of Parliament for Kapit, presented a cash donation of RM1,000 to each of the 29 families from Rumah Liun in Nanga Pangai, Sungai Ibau who were left homeless after their longhouses were destroyed in a fire on Sunday morning.

Expressing his sympathies to the affected residents, he said the government had also provided RM70,000 in house reconstruction assistance to each of the families.

He said the incident occurred just two weeks after a similar tragedy befell Rumah Austin Ekau, Nanga Sipan in Song on Sept 28.

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“I was supposed to have other commitments in Kuala Lumpur and planned to return there last Sunday evening after visiting and comforting the victims of the fire at Rumah Austin Ekau.

“However, I was also shocked by another fire disaster that occurred in my area involving the Rumah Liun, Nanga Pangai,” he said in a post on his official Facebook page.

Nanta said Rumah Liun is semi-permanent housing located in the upper reaches of the Sungai Ibau, and that the journey to the location requires the use of a four-wheel drive vehicle and a long boat, taking about three hours to make a round trip.

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“I hope the residents of Rumah Liun will always be patient and steadfast, and make the best plans to rebuild new houses that are safer, stronger and more beautiful,” he said

Nanta, together with Bukit Goram assemblyman Datuk Jefferson Jamit Unyat and Katibas assemblyman Lidam Assan, will help as much as they can to ease the burden of the victims.

He said several government agencies and departments as well as residents of nearby longhouses also came forward to provide assistance and donations to help the fire victims restart new lives.

“Hopefully, with the concern of all parties, this can help the victims start a new chapter after this disaster,” he also said.

-- BERNAMA