Three copters on call to aid in east coast

Waist-deep: Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department director Hassan ‘As’ari Omar (second from right) and crew wading through floodwaters at Kampung Bukit Tok Bat in Kuala Berang, Terengganu. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Three helicopters are at the ready to assist in evacuating flood victims in the east coast, according to the Fire and Rescue Department.

Its director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin said that one helicopter had arrived in Bachok, Kelantan, at noon yesterday while the other two were being prepared to be mobilised in Terengganu if the situation called for it.