Malaysian PM Najib Visits Flood Victims In Terengganu State

KUALA TERENGGANU (Terengganu, Malaysia), Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak on Saturday visited flood victims in the district of Kuala Terengganu, in the east coast state of Terengganu. He spent time to mingle with some 883 flood victims placed at two evacuation centres in two schools. The visit by the national leader, who was accompanied by Terengganu Chief Minister Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman and Chairman of the National Agency for Disaster Management Shahidan Kassim, clearly cheered up the victims who have been staying at the centre the past three days. Zubaidah Ali, 52, when approached by reporters, said Najib's visit was most meaningful even though the visit was brief as it demonstrated the concern of the leader for the people. "Usually, we see the prime minister on television, but today we could see him close up and in fact his friendliness had cheered us up, even if it was for a brief moment," she said. -- BERNAMA