Singapore gives S$227,000 to Malaysia for flood relief

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The Singapore government has pledged S$100,000 to support flood relief efforts in Malaysia.

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said the government will also provide water purification units to help ensure affected residents have clean drinking water.

More than 160,000 people have been affected by the country's worst flooding in decades.

In a separate news release, the Singapore Red Cross said it would be contributing an additional S$127,000 in aid for Malaysian flood victims from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund.

The total sum of 600,000 ringgit (S$227,000) will be handed to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

The funds will be used to purchase and distribute relief items such as food rations, hygiene kits and blankets to those affected. Some 300 MRCS volunteers have been mobilised and will support the relief distribution.

"We make this humble contribution in the spirit of solidarity with our Malaysian friends. We hope that the flood waters will recede quickly and with the resilience of the affected communities, life will return to normalcy soon," said Mr Benjamin William, SRC's secretary-general.