KAPIT (March 26): Deputy Minister in Sarawak Premier’s Department (Native Customs and Laws) Datuk Jefferson Jamit Unyat handed over the ‘food baskets’, arranged by the Welfare Department, at the Bletih State Complex here on Monday.

The contributions were meant for the villagers of Muhibbah Bletih and Kampung Baru at Jalan Suhuili here, who were adversely affected by the recent floods.

The food baskets were symbolically presented by Jamit to Ketua Kampung Razali Abdullah from Kampung Muhibbah Bletih, while political secretary to the Premier of Sarawak, Watson Awan Jalai, handed over the items to Ketua Kampung Ahmad Jaraiee from Kampung Baru.

Kapit District officer Cerisologo Sabut, in a statement, said the floods badly affected 26 households, consisting of 149 people, in Kampung Muhibbah; and 56 households in Kampung Baru.

Jamit, meanwhile, thanked the village security and development committees (JKKKs) for working closely with Kapit District Disaster Management Committee and all the leading agencies.

He also thanked the local NGOs for providing help through their donations, meant to help the flood victims.