Fewer than 500 Malaysians remain stranded in southern Thailand, says minister

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Fewer than 500 Malaysians remain stranded in flood-hit southern Thailand, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.   He said 177 more people were rescued from Hat Yai on Thursday (Nov 27) morning, and updates from the Malaysian Consulate indicate progress as waters in Old Hat Yai City continue to recede.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2s4xxeaz  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00As far as we know, the rain that is in the south of Thailand, especially in the Hanyai area, is very terrible, very buruk.

00:14It has also experienced many areas in the area, including in the Hanyai Hotel and in the area that has become

00:29tumpuan pelancong di Hanyai.

00:34Setakat pagi tadi, saya ingin membacakan laporan kerana kita mendapat laporan setiap 3-4 jam sekali

00:44daripada pihak konsular kita dan juga pihak kedutaan.

00:49Boleh saya baca dalam bahasa Inggeris?

00:50Silakan, maaf.

00:55Assalamualaikum Datuk Suri, this is to me.

00:57Report for 26 November 2026 on evacuation of Malaysian from Hanyai flood area.

01:06Situation on 26 November, that is yesterday, flood water receded significantly as heavy rain subsided in the afternoon.

01:16Over 700 people were successfully evacuated from Hanyai to Bukit Kayu Hitam, including those already in temporary flood victim center.

01:26At the end of 25 November, Jabatan Immigration Malaysia recorded 2,204 Malaysians had crossed border at Bukit Kayu Hitam,

01:37Sungai Burung, and Wan Klian.

01:39Numerous rescue operations coordinated by embassy and consulate.

01:43General office evacuated 517 Malaysians from 22 hotels, homestays, and other places.

01:51Rescue operations also involved RTA, tim Tautrak, PBS, Persatuan Bulan Sabit, 6 United, and several volunteers mobilizing at least 18 bus trips from Hanyai to Bukit Kayu Hitam.

02:10Another 27 USM students and two lecturers crossed border at Betung Pengkalan Hulu checkpoint.

02:19It is now estimated less than 500 Malaysians known to remain stranded at the operation,

02:26and the operation will resume on 27 November this morning.

02:29This morning reports from Council General, Dato'i Pertua, 177 Malaysians telahpun diselamatkan pagi ini,

02:48dan ada sekumpulan pensyarah dan juga penuntut-penuntut UUM yang stranded di Wang Burapak Hotel.

02:56Ini di kawasan Hanyai Lama, Old Hanyai City, yang teruk kerana kawasan tersebut berhampiran dengan sungai.

03:07Dan arus amat deras.

03:09Tidak ada mana-mana, tidak ada kenderaan yang boleh masuk.

03:13Waima boat, boat rengan pun tak boleh masuk ke situ.

03:17Tetapi hujan telahpun berhenti semalam, Alhamdulillah.

03:20Dan pagi ini, saya ada beritahu tadi, sebentar tadi saya bersama dalam telefon,

03:28pasukan untuk daripada petugas Central Thailand dan juga pasukan petugas sukarelawan daripada Hanyai,

03:36perbandaran Hanyai, akan pergi ke hotel tersebut untuk menyelamatkan penginap-penginap di situ

03:43kerana arus dah mula kurang.

03:47Tetapi masih banjir lagi, tidak boleh dilalui oleh kenderaan ringan.

03:51Datuk betul-betul berpuluh ribu telahpun keluar daripada Thailand.

03:55Dari 22 sampai 25 bulan, direkodkan hampir 27,199 orang rakyat Malaysia telah pulang.

04:04Maknanya ramai rakyat Malaysia yang berada di Thailand, termasuklah daripada Sik buku balik daripada Thailand.

04:11Datuk betul.

04:13Jadi, kepada keluang, usaha menyelamatkan rakyat Malaysia memang dibuat.

04:19Kami telah minta, saya telah menelpon rakan sejawat saya bertanyakan sama ada

04:24memerlukan ketidak pasukan untuk penyelamat daripada Malaysia.

04:28Tetapi, beliau menyatakan bahawa keadaan dapat diuruskan oleh mereka sendiri.

04:36Tetapi, volunteers kita banyak pergi.

04:38Persatuan Bulan Sambit Merah kita banyak pergi daripada kawasan utara Malaysia,

04:43daripada Perlis, Kedah dan Utara Perak dan juga NGO-NGO yang lain.

04:50Kita ucap banyak terima kasih kepada Perdana Menteri Thailand yang berhormat Perdana Menteri kita,

04:56Datuk Sri Anwar sentiasa saja berhubung dengan Perdana Menteri Thailand,

05:02bertanyakan khabar rakyat kita yang terperangkap di sana dan kita mendapat banyak bantuan

05:08dan pertolongan yang amat baik daripada pihak berkuasa Thailand.

05:12Terima kasih.

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