36 UUM students, 2 lecturers stranded in Hat Yai successfully rescued

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Several students and lecturers from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) who were stranded in the Hat Yai floods were successfully rescued on Thursday (Nov 27), says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/57e36bpd  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A total of 36 students and two lecturers from University Utara, Malaysia, UUM, who were

00:08stranded in the Hat Yai floods were successfully rescued on Thursday.

00:12In a Facebook post, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambri Abdul Qadir said the

00:18group is now safe and will be moved to a temporary accommodation centre before arrangements are

00:23made to bring them back to Malaysia.

00:26He also expressed his deepest appreciation and thanks to the Foreign Ministry, the Embassy

00:31of Malaysia in Thailand, the Consulate General of Malaysia in Songkhla, Thai authorities, local

00:37rescue teams and UUM management for ensuring the rescue operation was carried out safely.

00:44Earlier, 12 aid boats were mobilised by NGO partners to deliver food and basic necessities,

00:51but strong currents forced the boats to turn back for safety.

00:55All of the UUM participants were part of the Thai MYS Cultural Exchange Programme 2025 and

01:02were supposed to return last Saturday but were trapped at their hotel due to the severe flooding,

01:08which also left them without electricity or running water.

01:11UUM said conditions around the hotel were more critical than in other areas due to its proximity

01:17to the river, with water levels rising above the first floor, making access difficult for

01:22vehicles, including cars and lorries.

01:25It was reported that 36 UUM students and lecturers were facing food shortages, surviving on rationed

01:32rice porridge, while a student with thalassemia had run out of medication.

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