Some 800 policemen, Rela volunteers deployed to flood-hit states, says Home Affairs Ministry


PUTRAJAYA: A total of 647 policemen and 154 volunteers from the Malaysia Volunteers Corps Department (Rela) have been deployed to flood-hit areas in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and Sabah.

Home Affairs Ministry in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 27), announced that assets including 35 boats, 29 lorries, and 56 four-wheel-drive vehicles, have also been mobilised to the flood-affected areas.

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