By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini
SHAH ALAM, Jan 7 — The first phase of the post-flood cleanup process which began on December 22 last year will be completed by January 14, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
He said the efforts are almost complete, with most of the post-floods wastes have been collected from the affected location and being placed to 13 transfer stations (TS) throughout the state.
“As of today, a total of 77 tonnes of waste were collected by KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd and local councils. Some 21,784 personnel were mobilised, including 10,000 volunteers, civil servants, and members of the public who came forward to take part in the process.
“Similarly 3,503 government assets were deployed during the first phase, including assets belonging to local councils in other states such as Kedah, Penang, Perak, Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan,” Amirudin said at a press conference on the post-flood latest update, in the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES) meeting room at the Selangor State Secretariat Building earlier today.
The Menteri Besar added the second phase will commence within a week, as soon as the first phase has been completed.
“In the second phase, we will focus on cleaning the post-flood waste leftover. This will include cleaning the houses of flood victims who have yet to come home.
“The second phase will also involve clearing all of the waste at the TS, and we expect it to be completed in two weeks,” he said.
The torrential rain from December 17 until December 19 last year resulted in double the rainfall compared to the previous high of 180 millimetres, causing severe flooding in several locations of Selangor.
A total of 47,762 people from 11,273 families were affected by the flooding, with some 272 temporary relief centres opened during the evacuation process.
