JOHOR BARU: The armed forces has been mobilised to tackle the flood in Penang and will remain to assist disaster relief operations. The armed forces opened an operations room at 4.30am and have deployed numerous assets to flood-hit areas in the state. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said he had instructed the armed forces to help flood victims in Penang from the onset. "At the same time, personnel and assets were deployed to several areas in Penang including Seberang Perai Utara, Seberang Perai Selatan, Seberang Perai Tengah, Southwest Zone and the North East Zone. Lim said that he called Zahid at 3.30am today to seek the armed forces' assistance in the face of Penang’s worsening floods.

Source: New Strait Times November 05, 2017 04:52 UTC