Floods: MCA's Crisis Relief Squad ready to assist

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The Crisis Relief Squad of MCA (CRSM) is prepared to offer immediate assistance to flood victims during the ongoing northeast monsoon, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.  The MCA president said that after handing over aid totalling RM99,000 to 14 temples and non-governmental organisation (NGOs) in Yong Peng, Johor on Sunday (Nov 19), adding that there are more than 3,000 CRSM members nationwide trained to deal with crisis situations.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3d9b5a6v  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 the end of the year now, usually banjee season. Oh but Tupahat, especially Yongpeng is ever ready.

00:05 We have faced this banjee dasyat, the big flood since 2006 on the Boxing Day. I still remember

00:17 on the 6th December, then thereafter 2007 January, then 2010, thereafter many many times.

00:29 So probably I think we have enough experience, the vast experience in managing our PPS and

00:37 we are ever ready. So I think to be fair to DO office, DO is well prepared and we have our

00:44 machinery ever ready and we follow the SOP set by the authority. No issue at all because we

00:53 can simultaneously manage 30 over PPS at one time. And CA Youth and volunteers are also ever ready?

01:01 Oh sure, CRSM, CA Youth as usual and in fact last year it was our first, our CRSM chief

01:11 who started with the rescue work using boat, motorboat and to rescue people from Cha'ar,

01:17 still remember. So I think we will continue and we have already asked our CRSM to be on

01:24 standby mode and do what is necessary. So in fact they have already serviced the boat,

01:31 the engine while waiting if any eventuality or if the flood worsens, they will mobilize our people

01:42 and do the work immediately. Nationwide right? Nationwide, our CRSM is nationwide.

01:49 How many members? See, members we scattered in every state but we have volunteers. Volunteers

01:58 is where you need somebody to help, then these people regardless of race they will come in.

02:03 So they understand because our CRSM is also one of the supporting unit in Nak Mah. So they are

02:10 helping, they have been training, they have been going through the training but no issue.

02:18 Thank you.

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