In Hilir Perak, the number of evacuees at Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak rose to 103 from 31 families. At the same time, although there are no more victims taking shelter at Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan, the centre has not been officially closed.

“MBI sentiasa cakna dengan bencana yang menimpa rakyat Selangor. Diharap bantuan ini sedikit sebanyak dapat meringankan beban mangsa,” katanya seperti dilaporkan media rasmi kerajaan negeri pada Ahad.

Kementerian Luar Malaysia (Wisma Putra) dalam satu kenyataan pada Khamis berkata rejim Israel mesti bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya atas kegagalan memastikan laluan selamat untuk konvoi bantuan kemanusiaan itu.

He expressed hope that the good news will be an inspiration for all government office bearers to redouble their efforts in serving the public.

He said the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) had been instructed to disburse the surplus funds from the Selangor Prosperous Living Assistance (Bingkas), involving a monthly assistance of RM300 to the affected groups.