The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will mobilise its main assets such as lorries and boats to flood-hit areas in the country, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
He said police personnel have also been in a state of preparedness to be mobilised to remote areas to facilitate coordination of rescue and evacuation operations.
“We have been in a state of preparedness to be mobilised and now we will mobilise our assets from other states not hit by the floods to be sent to flood-hit areas in the East Coast of the peninsula specifically to Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang. Our boats have already been mobilised from Johor, Perak and other areas on the West Coast to facilitate coordination of rescue and evacuation operations,” he said.
Khalid added the police will also work closely with the Fire and Rescue Department and the Civil Defence Department to rescue and evacuate victims.
He also urged the public to exercise extreme caution and to adhere to the advice from relevant authorities for their safety.
The police will also conduct continuous patrols to ensure evacuated properties are not looted during this time of crisis.
“It is the responsibility of the police to ensure that these vacated homes or properties are protected. Please ensure that your children are safe and be aware of their whereabouts. Don’t let them play in floodwaters without supervision,” he said.
Severe flooding in the East Coast states, Johor and Malacca has left at least three people dead and two missing, while the number of evacuees now stands at over 43,200 people as at 6.20pm Thursday.
More than 33,000 people have sought refuge in evacuation centres in Pahang alone, where heavy rain since Sunday has caused the heaviest flooding.
Some 10,149 people have been evacuated in Terengganu, Kelantan, Johor and Malacca.
People were also seen wading through fast-flowing waist-high brown water, carrying their belongings, while authorities ferried others from their partly submerged houses in boats. Cars were also partly submerged.
The Meteorological Department said the east coast area of Johor was still exposed to high tide which was expected to continue until Monday.
He said police personnel have also been in a state of preparedness to be mobilised to remote areas to facilitate coordination of rescue and evacuation operations.
“We have been in a state of preparedness to be mobilised and now we will mobilise our assets from other states not hit by the floods to be sent to flood-hit areas in the East Coast of the peninsula specifically to Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang. Our boats have already been mobilised from Johor, Perak and other areas on the West Coast to facilitate coordination of rescue and evacuation operations,” he said.
Khalid added the police will also work closely with the Fire and Rescue Department and the Civil Defence Department to rescue and evacuate victims.
He also urged the public to exercise extreme caution and to adhere to the advice from relevant authorities for their safety.
The police will also conduct continuous patrols to ensure evacuated properties are not looted during this time of crisis.
“It is the responsibility of the police to ensure that these vacated homes or properties are protected. Please ensure that your children are safe and be aware of their whereabouts. Don’t let them play in floodwaters without supervision,” he said.
Severe flooding in the East Coast states, Johor and Malacca has left at least three people dead and two missing, while the number of evacuees now stands at over 43,200 people as at 6.20pm Thursday.
More than 33,000 people have sought refuge in evacuation centres in Pahang alone, where heavy rain since Sunday has caused the heaviest flooding.
Some 10,149 people have been evacuated in Terengganu, Kelantan, Johor and Malacca.
People were also seen wading through fast-flowing waist-high brown water, carrying their belongings, while authorities ferried others from their partly submerged houses in boats. Cars were also partly submerged.
The Meteorological Department said the east coast area of Johor was still exposed to high tide which was expected to continue until Monday.
