Floods: Some police stations in Kelantan and Terengganu inundated

PUTRAJAYA: Some police stations in Terengganu and Kelantan have been inundated in the floods that hit the peninsula's east coast, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (pic).

Speaking to reporters after the launch of an aid mission at the Home Ministry by its Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail here, Acryl Sani said the number of police stations affected was still being ascertained.

"However, police personnel have taken early measures to ensure that important documents and equipment that are easily affected by flooding have been moved to safer places," he said on Wednesday (Dec 21).

Asked if personnel from Bukit Aman would be deployed to the east coast, he said police had arranged for manpower assistance to places hit by floods.

"So far we are still able to provide assistance to other security agencies in the effort to move victims to temporary relief centres and ensure that the movement of aid is carried out smoothly," he said.

On the landslide tragedy at the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali, Selangor, Acryl Sani said police are in the process of matching the data of the victims who are still missing with police reports lodged by family members.

He said police believe more people will come to police stations to report that their family members cannot be traced and are missing.

"After this we will do matching and disclose the real number that we believe are still missing," he said.

The landslide tragedy that struck at 2.42am on Dec 16 has so far left 26 people dead, seven victims still missing and 61 survivors out of a total of 94 people reportedly affected. – Bernama