KOTA BHARU: A total of 848 officers and members of the First Responder Team (FRT) and Forward Medical Team (FMT) have been deployed to conduct Op Murni in flood-affected areas in Kelantan and Terengganu.
Eighth Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General Datuk Azudin Hassan said that in Kelantan, the personnel were stationed in Kuala Krai, Tanah Merah, Pasir Mas, while in Terengganu, it involved Dungun, Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terenggau.
“Op Murni is a military operation based on the Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) concept that uses military assets to safely evacuate victims to relief centres,” he told reporters after attending the FRT and FMT parade in conjunction with Op Murni at the 8th Brigade headquarters in Pengkalan Chepa here today.
Azudin said all 4,500 8th Infantry Brigade personnel would be deployed to flood-affected areas should the situation be more severe than the floods in 2014.
When asked about border control during the flood season, Azudin said that so far, the 8th Brigade personnel were carrying out the duties as usual, even though there are border control posts that were flooded.
“Members on duty (at flooded border control posts) carry out patrols using boats or lorries to curb smuggling activities,” he said. –Bernama
