PENAMPANG: RESIDENTS affected by the recent floods here may take a long time to recover from their traumatic experience.
Houses in low-lying areas were inundated after Sungai Moyog broke its banks on Oct 7 and the water level remained at danger level for almost a week.
Suili Lamina, 49, of Kampung Babah-Bunduon, one of the worst-hit areas, still found it hard to sleep whenever it rained.
"I lost most of my belongings and my vegetable farm was destroyed," said the farmer, who is partially blinded by cataract.
Suili, who lives alone, was among 250 families who received aid from Media Prima Berhad yesterday.
Contributions made through Tabung Bencana NSTP-Media Prima were distributed to the affected residents in villages, including Nambazan, Kibabaig, Penampang Proper, Dungkahang, Dabak, Pogunon and Tindai.
Each family get daily necessities, such as food, cooking stoves and detergents, worth RM250.
Michael Liman from Kampung Babah-Bunduon said he suffered RM9,000 in losses when floods damaged his fishing farm and home.
"We haven't started cleaning the house. We are still reassessing the losses from the damaged items."
The one-day humanitarian aid mission, involving four Media Prima volunteer brigade, local community and WRS 4x4 Club members, also gave six water pumps to two schools and two villages hit by floods.
SM St Michael principal Marie Yong hoped the water pump would expedite the clean-up.
"Except for students who have to sit for major examination, the school staff and other students are involved in clearing the mess."
District officer William Sampil said 70 villages were badly hit.
"Three houses collapsed and we will seek financial aid for the owners."
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