ALOR SETAR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is scheduled to make his first official working visit to the Kuala Muda and Yan districts in Kedah today.
He will check on the latest situation in areas affected by floods following a water surge incident at Gunung Jerai last Wednesday.
According to the itinerary issued by the state government, Ismail will first go to Merbok in Kuala Muda to visit the flood-hit areas at Tupah Bridge, Taman Lembah Merbok and the Tupah water treatment plant.
He will next visit Titi Hayun in Yan, where he will be briefed by menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
He will also go to Masjid Jame’ Badlishah in Yan to hand over contributions and wrap up his visit with a press conference before returning to Kuala Lumpur in the evening.
The floods have claimed five victims while another is missing.
About 800 houses in Yan and another 200 in Kuala Muda were affected-BERNAMA