Long Lellang crash: Victim evacuation operation underway - Dzulkefly
PDRM and JBPM lead evacuation efforts as Miri hospitals prepare to receive victims
09 Sep 2026 12:38pm
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (centre) speaks during a special press conference on the FDS helicopter crash at a hotel here on Wednesday. - Photo SINAR / MOHD HALIM ABDUL WAHID
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
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