No Indonesian Fatality in Malaysia's Sabah Fire
Jakarta. The government confirmed Monday that no Indonesians were harmed in the massive fire that engulfed a settlement in Malaysia’s Sabah over the weekend.
Heni Hamidah, the citizen protection director at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, told the Jakarta Globe that no death had been reported.
The government is still calculating how many Indonesians live in the affected settlement.
“As many as 1,000 houses out of the 1,200 units in that settlement caught fire. Some residents sustain minor wounds when trying to save their belongings from the blaze, but they have received medical treatment,” Heni told the Globe via text.
“Most of the residents are Malaysians, Filipinos, and Indonesians who are married to Malaysians,” Heni said.
Heni went on to say that the government would “prepare immigration documents for affected Indonesians who lost important documents in the blaze”. A fire tore through a coastal village in Kampung Bahagia, which lies in Sabah's Sandakan district, on Sunday morning. The site is mostly made up of closely packed, wooden stilt houses.
“The victims who needed assistance had been accommodated in shelters,” the diplomat said.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said over the weekend that the government’s current priority was to ensure “the victims’ safety as well as immediate on-site assistance”. Authorities reported that the fire had displaced over 9,000 people.
Read More: Indonesia, Malaysia Agree Trade Routes Must Be Unaffected in Iran War
Tags: Keywords:Related Articles
No Indonesian Fatality in Malaysia's Sabah Fire
A fire tore through a coastal village in Sabah's Kampung Bahagia on Sunday morning.Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim to Attend Jakarta's D-8 Summit
As this year D-8's chair, Indonesia will host the group's summit in April.The Latest
#Sell Campaign Doesn’t Reflect Strong Indonesia Ties, Singapore Says
#SellSingapore and #SellIndonesia recently took social media by storm, as Jakarta grappled with tumbling stocks and weakening rupiah.Prabowo's Foreign-Agent Rhetoric Weakens Indonesia's Fight Against FIMI
Prabowo's "foreign agent" rhetoric risks conflating dissent with foreign interference, weakening Indonesia's democratic resilience.Economist Sees Another BI Rate Hike as Indonesia Seeks $11B in Capital
Trimegah Sekuritas expects BI to raise rates by another 25 bps, saying Indonesia still needs $11 billion in foreign capital this year.Women Trapped in the Vicious Cycle of Loan Sharks
Under the bank emok system, the repayment is joint liability, where one person's debt becomes the shared responsibility of an entire group.Govt Targets Completion of 35,872 Village Cooperatives by August
Indonesia aims to complete 35,872 village cooperatives by August as the government prepares them to distribute subsidies and support farmersMost Popular
