KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is ready to assist in flood clean-up operations outside the federal capital, especially in the Klang Valley, said federal territories minister Shahidan Kassim.
He said that so far, over 20 lorries and 10 excavators have been mobilised to clean up flood-hit areas in Hulu Langat, Selangor, as well as in Bentong, Temerloh and Mentakab in Pahang.
“I also proposed to the district officer earlier that we outsource to NGOs to provide assistance in the form of lorries and backhoe rental.
“From tomorrow, one NGO will assist in Puchong with each team having one backhoe and three lorries to remove garbage,” he told reporters after inspecting flood-affected areas here today.
Shahidan said DBKL was also prepared for the possibility of a second wave of floods.
The flood situation in Kuala Lumpur, which affected 1,056 families and recorded over 80 cases of landslides, is now under control, he said.