Bomba to be deployed as monsoon season approaches

KOTA TINGGI: As part of the Fire and Rescue Department’s preparations for the Northeast Monsoon, firemen will patrol water bodies that have been deemed “flood hotspots” nationwide.

With strong winds and high waves expected during the monsoon season, foot patrols will also be conducted along popular beaches.

The department’s director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid (pic) said these water bodies include rivers, beaches, lakes, waterfalls and even tributaries.

“We have also deployed 580 personnel who are specialists in underwater and surface water rescue to beef up personnel in flood-prone states,” he said, adding that the usual hotspots were in Johor, Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Sabah and Sarawak.