GEORGETOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has expressed his gratitude to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for answering his telephone call at 3.30am today seeking armed forces assistance in the face of Penang’s worsening floods. “I managed to contact him and I would like to thank him for answering my call, even at 3.30am,” Lim said in a statement this morning. He said, Zahid who is also Home Minister, had promised to send armed forces personnel to help rescue flood victims in Penang. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng spoke to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at 3.30am today. File pic by SHAHNAZ FAZLIE SHAHRIZALMeanwhile, armed forces chief General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor said their personnel and assets were deployed this morning and have joined the ongoing rescue operation in Penang.

Source: New Strait Times November 05, 2017 02:48 UTC