Bomba airlifts 17 tonnes of food aid to stranded Orang Asli communities in Gua Musang


The four-day operation is being carried out using an Mi-17-IV helicopter, with 22 flight crew members, to several Orang Asli settlements. -- Bernama Pic

GUA MUSANG: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has begun airlifting more than 17 tonnes of essential food supplies to remote Orang Asli communities cut off from land access due to severely damaged and muddy roads following the Northeast Monsoon.

Air Operations Division (Operations Management) Senior Supt Mohd Ruzaidi Ramlee said the four-day operation is being carried out using an Mi-17-IV helicopter, with 22 flight crew members, to several Orang Asli settlements, including Pos Gob, Pos Simpor, Pos Belatim, Pos Bihai and Pos Balar.

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