Credit : Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's X
KUALA LUMPUR, November 10, 2026 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said the floods that have hit parts of the country are a reminder of the importance of compassion, solidarity and the strength to help one another in times of trial, as hundreds of families remain in temporary relief centres.
In a post shared on X on Tuesday afternoon, Anwar wrote in Malay that the nation’s priorities are to ensure residents’ safety, to make sure assistance reaches those who need it, and to see that recovery efforts are carried out. The post came with a video of about three minutes.
Where the floods stand
According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) InfoBencana portal, updated at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, eight temporary relief centres (PPS) were open across two states, housing 1,159 victims from 326 families.
In Selangor, five centres in the Kuala Selangor district were sheltering 797 people from 221 families. In Perak, three centres were open in the Hilir Perak and Larut, Matang and Selama districts, with 362 people from 105 families.
Aid announced after the Jeram visit
Anwar’s message follows his visit on Monday, November 9, to the relief centre at SK Parit Mahang in Jeram, Kuala Selangor. Bernama reported that the centre was then sheltering 154 evacuees from 36 families, and that he went to assess the victims’ situation first-hand after floods that had persisted for several days, along with prevailing weather conditions and high tides.
After the visit, he announced a special additional cash aid for heads of eligible flood-affected households in Selangor, with payments expected to begin on November 10. A Prime Minister’s Office statement said the aid is meant to help victims replace household essentials damaged or destroyed by the floods, and that the implementation mechanism and eligibility criteria would be announced by the implementing agency.
Anwar said the amount is in addition to the Bantuan Wang Ihsan distributed under the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), and is intended for families who have been displaced for a long time and suffered heavy damage. Bernama reported that the aid is placed under the Prime Minister’s Department’s Implementation Coordination Unit, and RTM reported that it would be coordinated through a joint counter with the state government office.
Mitigation and the causes
The Prime Minister also directed that flood mitigation projects be accelerated to address recurring floods. Harapan Madani reported that the flooding in the Jeram area stemmed from water overflowing from Puncak Alam combined with a high tide phenomenon. Scoop reported that the Selangor Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, has announced a freeze on development work in Puncak Alam so that flood mitigation and environmental impacts can be reassessed.
Anwar also expressed appreciation to federal and state personnel and to volunteers, including medical teams, who worked through the Deepavali long weekend to help flood victims, Bernama reported.
What it means
Tuesday’s post is a short statement of principle rather than a new announcement, but it shows how the government is framing its response: protect lives first, get help to the people affected, and then focus on rebuilding. With families still in relief centres in two states, attention now turns to how quickly the promised payments and mitigation projects reach them.
Life News Agency is reporting Anwar’s remarks from his own X post, supplemented by published reports from Bernama, RTM and other outlets, and the JKM figures quoted above were correct as of the time they were updated. We have not independently verified them.
Source: https://x.com/anwaribrahim/status/2120053162254205080
Credit : Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s X
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