UNITED SIKHS Malaysia continues day two of Thailand flood rescue

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UNITED SIKHS Malaysia volunteers are on their second day of flood rescue operations in Thailand, focusing on locating stranded Malaysians after a successful first day.  The team will search hotels and affected areas, deliver essential supplies, help families stay connected, and arrange safe evacuations from flood zones.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The first of the dream starting to assemble the boat

00:08The brim of the

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00:20If we got more space, more people can come

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00:30About 400 people are in this hotel

01:00After a full day of rescue mission yesterday

01:07Our team now gearing up for day two of the mission

01:12All together, total, we are a group of 45 people, volunteers

01:16From Sukarela Bonba, from BM and Sungapetani

01:20We have now joined hands

01:22We have about six pickup trucks

01:25Two fire engines and eight boats

01:27And currently, our mission is actually to go to this area called Kongkia

01:33It's about 30 kilometers out of Danok

01:35There's a group of about 100 to 150 people

01:38Who are stranded, who can't come forward

01:41And can't go back and backward

01:42Because the water has risen

01:43Last night, the whole night

01:45There was a big pour of rain in that area

01:48And because of that, that small patch that's slightly higher

01:52Is now currently cut off

01:54Even then, as I'm speaking

01:56I understand the water continues to pour down

01:58And water continues to rise with rain

02:01A lot of rain coming up

02:02Last night, we saw at Hat Nyai area

02:05Today, the water has risen back again

02:08To chest level

02:10And most of the people who didn't move out from the hotel yesterday

02:13Are stranded again

02:14Our hotline is again very hot today

02:18With a lot of people saying that

02:19You know, hey, can you please come and save us today

02:21Currently, we are cut off from Hat Nyai

02:23The two points between Hat Nyai and Danok

02:26One of it is, as I said, Kongkia

02:29It's 30 kilometers out

02:30That area is first cut off

02:33As we speak, we are getting trailers and big trucks

02:37Because normal pickup trucks cannot go through that area

02:39The water level is very high

02:40So we are actually getting big, you know, 10 wheeler vehicles

02:44To actually bring people out

02:46So our mission is to bring the people who are stuck in between there

02:49Out

02:50Some babies are stuck there without enough food

02:52And then our next mission will be actually to cut across the two locations

02:57The second location is called Tung Lung

02:59Tung Lung is another location, about 35 kilometers out from Danok

03:03And that area also is very high in water now

03:07For us to go back again to Hat Nyai

03:09For with trucks now

03:11With a big, huge trucks

03:12For a next 24 hour or 48 hour mission

03:16To bring people out from Hat Nyai

03:18So our mission yesterday was to bring them out from the hotel

03:20Put them into buses

03:21And then they basically, a lot of people left Hat Nyai yesterday

03:24But those people who didn't take that action immediately yesterday

03:28I think they are stuck again

03:29Because the water level has risen last night

03:32Urgent request to all those people at Hat Nyai

03:35In the hotels

03:38The minute water recedes or any help comes

03:41Please, please, please, please get into that help

03:44And come out to Central Hat Nyai

03:47Which is a high area

03:48And stay put there

03:50And leave, leave your hotels

03:53Because it's not safe

03:55Get to the high ground

03:57And we are trying to arrange for big, big trucks

04:01To get you out from there to Danok

04:04That will be our next mission now

04:05For more updates

04:06And those people who need help

04:09United 6 hotline

04:11Please message there with full information

04:14Of the exact location

04:15And the number of people

04:17So that we will try to get ourselves to Hat Nyai

04:20To bring people out

04:21So stay tuned

04:23Stay safe

04:24Thank you

04:44Thank you

04:53Thank you

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