150 boats given out to residents to aid flood evacuations


Ready to roll: Media practitioners undergoing the basic water rescue training through the collaboration programme with the Fire Department at Hutan Lipur Sekayu. A total of 43 media practitioners from Terengganu, Putrajaya, Selangor, Kedah, Johor, Melaka and Kuala Lumpur participated in the programme. — Bernama

KUALA BERANG: The Fire and Rescue Department has distributed 150 community boats nationwide in preparation for the northeast monsoon season.

Its director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad said the boats would help local communities carry out prompt evacuations of flood victims.

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