PM Ismail Sabri: Authorities had a hard time convincing people to evacuate during flood emergency | Malay Mail

PM Ismail Sabri: Authorities had a hard time convincing people to evacuate during flood emergency

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Rescue efforts were severely hampered during the December flood emergency that hit eight states in peninsular Malaysia as residents in the affected areas refused to leave their homes, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.

“From December 18, 2021, the police, the army, Fire and Rescue Department and Malaysian Civil Defence Department mobilised their teams to transport victims, but they had difficulty as it was pitch black and many victims refused to leave their homes. “After that, when the water levels rose very fast, vehicles could not access the affected areas, resulting in safety assets and rescue boats sinking. In addition, the addresses given by victims were difficult to ascertain as the houses were underwater,” he said.Shah Alam MP Datuk Seri Khalid Samad interrupted the prime minister, accusing him of blame-shifting, which the latter refuted.

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