HAT YAI IN RECOVERY PROCESS FROM FLOOD, KL TOWING TEAM LAUDED

KANGAR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Hat Yai, which was badly affected by major floods a few days ago, is now in the recovery process as floodwaters have receded in the city area.

A representative of the Kuala Lumpur-based Jemaah Towing Response Team, Muhammad Zulhilmi Abdul Latif, said the Royal Thai Army had informed his four partners, who only wanted to be known as Sudin, Farid, Acap and Adli, who were involved in the relief mission there, that the Malaysian rescuers could now wind down.

In this regard, Muhammad Zulhilmi said his four partners concluded their mission to rescue Malaysians stranded by the floods today by returning from Thailand via Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah at about noon today.

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"The embassy would like to thank them. Today they have left Hat Yai. The situation there is beginning to recover, with the affected areas in the city of Hat Yai showing that the water has receded. The Royal Thai Army has told the Malaysians that they can now ease off," he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Muhammad Zulhilmi said that after this, his group of four, together with strategic partners from several other non-governmental organisations (NGOs), will continue the flood relief mission in the northern states.

Yesterday, Bernama reported that four individuals from the Jemaah Towing Response Team took the initiative to help evacuate desperate Malaysians stranded by the floods in Hat Yai after entering southern Thailand last Tuesday.

Through the relief mission, the four, who also received support from NGOs such as Pertubuhan Kebajikan Dana Kita and 'Peduli Ummah', rescued an estimated 400 Malaysians in the face of challenges like strong currents, high water levels and risky situations.

-- BERNAMA