Floods: Other states' help will be sought to keep Kelantan supplied with essentials


Social Welfare Dept personnel stockpiling essential items to be supplied to flood victims. The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will seek other states' help, as well as the department and relevant agencies, if Kelantan wholesalers and retailers are unable to keep channels for essential and controlled goods open because of floods. – BERNAMA filepic

KOTA BARU: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will seek the help of other states if wholesalers and retailers appointed to store controlled and essential goods during the flood season are unable to function because of the floods.

Its Kelantan director Azman Ismail said that for the time being, if wholesalers and retailers appointed in any district are affected by floods, the nearest unaffected district will help with supplies of controlled goods.

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