00:00A group of Malaysians, who were rescued by the United Sikhs Malaysia NGO in Thailand's Hat Yai City on Thursday,
00:20recounted how they drank rainwater to survive the floods.
00:23They said they had no choice as they ran out of food during the ordeal,
00:27and they said they were stranded there for seven days.
00:30Thank you for rescue, thank you, thank you.
00:32Thank you, thank you, thank you.
00:33Orang-orang Malaysia, orang-orang Malaysia, rescue, rescue Malaysia.
00:39United Sikhs Malaysia is among several volunteer groups on the ground,
00:43helping with the rescue of thousands of Malaysians affected by the floods
00:46that have swept southern Thailand and killed at least 55 people.
00:50I'm going in now just to ensure that everyone is out.
00:52The United Sikhs volunteers also found this man as they said many people had reached out to them to locate him.
01:04They said they were sending him to Danok and Bukit Kayu Hitam, where he could take a bus back home.
01:09Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he is moved by the courage and perseverance of the volunteer teams
01:15that had helped evacuate the Malaysians.
01:17He said more than 6,000 Malaysians stranded by the floods have returned home since the rescue operation began last Sunday.
01:25He said the mission was supported by nearly 20 Malaysian volunteer organisations mobilised in cooperation with the foreign ministry.
01:32The ministry said over 700 Malaysians were successfully evacuated to Bukit Kayu Hitam on Thursday,
01:38including many who had been sheltering in temporary flood relief centres.
01:43There were at least 18 bus trips to transport the affected flood victims from Hatay to Bukit Kayu Hitam.
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