“I hope the government can expedite the flood mitigation projects which have been planned by the local authorities in the state. I also hope there will be no politics involved in this matter.

“It is best to take it seriously and urgently build flood mitigation structures across Pahang,” the King said when visiting flood victims at the temporary relief centre at Dewan Semai Bakti Felda Chini 1, Pekan.

Pahang Regent Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah was also in attendance.

Also present were Pahang menteri besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, state public works department director Hafizah Zakaria, Pahang police chief Yahaya Othman and Pekan district officer Zaliza Zulkipli.

Sultan Abdullah also stressed the importance of maintaining cleanliness in temporary relief centres for the comfort of the evacuees.

“Covid-19 still exists. I don’t want there to be other diseases we have to deal with after the floods. Don’t take hygiene issues lightly, always take care of cleanliness,” he said.

The King expressed his sympathy to the flood victims and hoped they could return to their respective homes as soon as possible.

Sultan Abdullah also presented donations to the flood victims, including the family of plantation worker Adhwa Haslan, who drowned in floodwaters in Ladang Sungai Bebar Utara Nenasi, last Monday.

As of noon today, the state disaster management committee secretariat recorded 1,195 flood evacuees across 17 relief centres. Of the total, 975 were in Pekan.