KUALA LUMPUR – Rescue teams began evacuating victims of the helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Sarawak, at 7.30am today, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said.
The operation is being carried out by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), with hospitals in Miri fully prepared to receive the victims once they are evacuated from the crash site.
“As of this morning, the evacuation operation is being carried out by the rescue teams, namely the Royal Malaysia Police and the Fire and Rescue Department,” he told a press conference here today. – BERNAMA