KEPALA BATAS: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department is ready to operate at full capacity to assist flood victims if the condition worsens, says Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.

       The Housing and Local Government Minister said he had spoken to Department director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid on the need to deploy more personnel and officers to rescue flood victims.

       “Currently, a total of 4,819 personnel including auxiliary firefighters have been mobilised to assist in the rescue operations and to relocate victims to relief centres in six states affected by the floods.

       “We might ask the team from other states to assist in the operations led by the National Disaster Management Agency,” he told Bernama.

       He advised those affected by the disaster to call the available emergency lines and comply with instructions from the authorities