KUALA LUMPUR: MCA’s Crisis Relief Squad (CRSM) is calling for the public to donate essential items such as mattresses, pillows and electronic appliances to flood victims who have lost such items to the disaster.
CRSM National chief Datuk Natalie Lim Chong Ly said it managed to raise over RM200,000 for flood relief efforts through crowdfunding and mobilised 500 volunteers as the disaster worsened earlier this month.
“While our volunteers were helping to clear the disaster-stricken areas, they discovered many personal belongings and electrical items of the victims were destroyed by the flood.
“It was a scene of devastation, and it tore my heart to witness the victims struggle with the double whammy of the Covid-19 pandemic and flash floods, ” she said in a statement on Friday (Jan 22).