the cbo helped to distribute and collect application forms for compensation from the victims and forwarded them to the welfare department for its consideration . this is another initiative by the community leaders informing the residents on the availability of avenue for seeking compensation as not everyone are familiar with the bureaucracy of disaster management . based on the forms submitted , the application for compensation from the affected households ranged from rm30.00 to rm19750.00. in most cases , the victims were claiming for costs of repairing their houses and vehicles, and damage to their belongings that include refrigerators, televisions and computers. however, there were other damages for which there was no financial compensation.