As of Monday, the cross-border rescue team formed by Malaysian volunteer firefighters has successfully evacuated 186 of our citizens who were stranded in the flood-hit areas of southern Thailand.
Despite facing numerous challenges, the cross-border rescue team formed by Malaysian volunteer firefighters remained resolute and ventured deep into the disaster zones of Hat Yai, southern Thailand, to carry out rescue operations. The second batch of 45 Malaysian citizens rescued.Chairman of the Sungai Petani Volunteer Firefighter Brigade, Leong Ming Da, shared rescue updates on Facebook, noting that the team rescued the first batch of 41 Malaysian citizens at 5pm on Monday, followed by 45 more two hours later, and then a further 100 people were successfully evacuated at night.
He said that since it is extremely dangerous to travel in water at night, the rescue operation was paused and resumed this morning to evacuate the remaining Malaysian citizens still stranded.
The videos he shared showed Malaysian citizens overjoyed upon arriving in Sadao, expressing their heartfelt thanks to Leong Ming Da and his team.
Yesterday, Leong Ming Da revealed that the flood situation was critical, with water levels predicted to rise to 1.5 meters today. The Thai military had already issued instructions to evacuate all tourists stranded in Hat Yai, southern Thailand, to evacuation centers. The military has also contacted the Malaysian volunteer rescue team to collaborate: the military would first bring tourists stranded in hotels to evacuation centers, where the volunteer team would receive them at Sadao.
He said that the Thai government and the Malaysian rescue team have begun distributing food to the victims, but continued heavy rain has made the rescue work much more difficult, which he is deeply concerned about.
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