Nearly 4,000 soldiers sent to flood-hit states

Assets deployed: Hishammuddin (in blue) inspecting the equipment to be used in Ops Murni in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Close to 4,000 military officers and personnel have been deployed to flood-hit states under Ops Murni, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

He said they consist of 204 officers and 3,654 rank-and-file personnel.