The Malaysian Insider
May 22, 2011
GEORGE TOWN, May 22 – Penang will give RM25,000 to the 25 victims of the Hulu Langat landslide yesterday which claimed 16 lives.
Nine others survived the landslide at the Rumah Anak-anak Yatim dan Anak-anak Hidayah Madrasah Al-Taqwa at Batu 14, Hulu Langat in Selangor.
“Although it is not a lot, it is moral support for the families of those who died and survived so that they can persevere through this tragedy,” Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said in a statement.
The Selangor government has also given RM1,000 to each of the families of the victims and is looking to offer them other help.
The federal government will give RM10,000 to each of the families of the victims.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is also cutting short his United States visit to meet the victims this Tuesday.