49,800 JPAM members and volunteers to be deployed for floods

The Civil Defence Department (JPAM) is ready to deploy 49,800 regular members and volunteers to aid flood relief operations.

Its deputy director-general (Operations), Selamat Dahlan said 11,800 members can be mobilised within two hours of flooding, while the rest are volunteers who can be called to assist in follow-up operations.

"JPAM has placed all its manpower and assets on standby for the floods. I am confident they can do a good job as they have attended disaster management courses," he said after launching the Melaka Community District Emergency Response Team (CDERT) on behalf of JPAM director-general Datuk Zaitun Ab Samad here, today.

In addition to volunteers from the general public, they will also mobilise volunteers, comprising undergraduates, to aid flood relief operations.