SEPANG, Dec 29 — Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) Human Resource Division employee, Roslaini Mat Riffin, 50 and her husband Kamaruddin Said panicked when they saw floodwater entering their house in Taman Intan Baiduri here on Dec 18.
Roslaini said it was the first time her housing estate was inundated after settling here in the past 11 years and they only managed to save some important documents.
“Water rose to thigh-level on Wednesday (Dec 22), and they had to clean the house with their children and office colleagues,” she told Bernama after receiving a “Kotak Kasih” (Gift Box) contribution from KKMM secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek, here today.
Roslaini was among the KKMM staff who were affected by the unusual flood in Sepang starting on Dec 18 which caused dozens of victims to suffer property damage and she expressed her appreciation to KKMM for the contribution.
The Kotak Kasih contribution comprising food and personal-care items were presented to 12 families in Sepang, Dengkil and Klang today by Mohammad in their respective homes.
Meanwhile, KKMM Finance Division undersecretary, Hasan Muda thanked KKMM secretary-general for taking time off to visit employees who were affected by the flood.
“I really valued the ministry’s gesture as it is a big help in time like this. The presence of the secretary-general shows he is concerned about the fate of his staff who were caught in the major flood recently,” he said.
Samiyah Mohd Sarip who is an employee of the Malaysian Digital Economic Corporation (MDEC) is grateful to KKMM for the visit and contribution.
“The flood is the worst as I did not expect it to cause so much damage and we were glad to be alive,” she said.
Among those who received the donation were the staff of KKMM, MDEC, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) as well as CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM).
They also received cash contributions from Kelab KKMM as well as the KKMM branch of the National Association of Wives of Civil Servants and Women Civil Servants (PCKKMM).
To date, 2,518 KKMM Kotak Kasih were handed over to KKMM employees as well as residents affected by the flood disaster.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency