KOTA BHARU, Nov 9 — A total of 59 members of the Psychological Support Team (PST) from various agencies, including the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, will be deployed to temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in Kelantan to help address the trauma and emotional stress of flood victims throughout the Northeast Monsoon (MTL) 2026/2027.

Kelantan Department of Social Welfare (JKM) director Che Samsuzuki Che Noh said that in addition to providing psychological support, the team will also organise various activities to help reduce the emotional stress of the victims while they are at the PPS.

He said that the Kelantan JKM also mobilised 400 officers and staff, 13 counselling officers, and 327 volunteers to ensure the smooth operation of disaster management and aid distribution.

In this regard, he encourages those interested in becoming volunteers to register with the JKM early to facilitate the coordination of assistance during disasters.

In another development, Che Samsuzuki urged the public to register early through the MyIBJKM application to facilitate the process when they are relocated to the PPS.

He said the information that needs to be completed in the application includes details of the Head of Household (KIR), family members, place of residence, and children's schools to enable victim profiling to be done earlier.

“This information is important for facilitating data management and preventing the duplication of information. Once registration is completed, the relevant data will be channelled directly to the National Disaster Management Agency, thereby helping to expedite the provision of assistance, including the Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI),” he said.

He added that early registration also helps expedite the BWI payment process, including after the PPS is closed.

So far, a total of 79,455 KIR with a total of 135,616 household members have been recorded in the system, while 69,101 KIR have registered through the MyIBJKM application in its second year of implementation.

He also urged the district-level JKM to intensify the campaign for the application registration during disaster management simulations to avoid congestion and delays in the registration process during floods. — Bernama