GEORGE TOWN: The Fire and Rescue Department personnel have become the darling of the Internet for their selfless efforts to search for landslide victims here. Netizens have dubbed the firemen as the unsung heroes for tirelessly working to find bodies buried under tonnes of earth at the landslide scene at a construction site in Lengkok Lembah Permai, Tanjung Bungah. The public gave praises via social media to those involved during the three-day search and rescue (SAR) operation when the tragedy struck on Saturday. “They are our heroes, the unsung heroes when others do not take notice.”Gopala said netizens should share such a sentiment as a tribute to firemen who had endangered their lives daily. Eddy Chin said: "Indeed super unsung heroes.

Source: New Strait Times October 23, 2017 12:11 UTC