Floods: Johor cops to airlift food, supplies to over 1,500 people trapped by rising waters


Johor Police Chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (left) taking a boat ride during his visit to Kampung Contoh, Kahang, Kluang.

KLUANG: Police will be using a helicopter to send food aid to plantation workers in Kampung Peta, near here, after the road leading to the area was cut off due to rising flood waters.

Johor Police Chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic) said that there were more than 1,500 plantation workers stranded across 14 plantations, besides 647 Orang Asli in six villages, namely Kampung Orang Asli Pucur, Peroh, Sengka, Air Pasir Batu 17, Berasau, and Sedohok.

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