Aid for Penampang landslide victims

Published on Daily Express: Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Penampang: Moyog Assemblyman Datuk Donald Peter Mojuntin and the Rotary Club of Penampang paid a visit to the victims of the recent landslide at Kg Kebidaan Kibabaig here, Monday, to provide them with aid. According to Donald, he has also requested the relevant departments to assist in whatever way possible.
"The District Council has already deployed excavators to clear the landslide and after this, we will ask geologists to come in to look at the stability of the area.
"In terms of aid, each affected family has been provided with RM2,000 in cash and RM1,000 in food supplies.
Donald also thanked the Rotary Club of Penampang for helping to the affected families.
"The most important thing now is to ensure that the water gets out and a proper drainage to stabilise the area. I will ask the engineers from the Public Works Department (JKR) on what can be done.
Perhaps they can also arrange a road to be built to the area," he said.
Meanwhile, Rotary Club of Penampang member Datuk George Anthony Ginibun said the Club only found out about the disaster after reading about it in the local papers and decided to lend a helping hand by providing aid to the victims.
"One of the duties of the Rotary Clubs is to give assistance to those in need, especially during times of disaster.
"There are currently seven Rotary Clubs in Sabah, so in case there are future disasters and people need assistance, they can contact any of the clubs to assist them, " he said.