Kluang: Three pregnant women stranded by floodwaters in Kluang were airlifted to safety today by a Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Air Operations Unit (PGU) helicopter. Kluang police chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said that the three heavily pregnant women were from the Orang Asli community in Kampung Orang Asli Peroh, Kampung Orang Asli Sedohok, and Kampung Orang Asli Puchor in Kahang.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the mercy mission conducted by PDRM involved two PGU pilots and two crew members. The operation commenced at 11 am and required three flights from the Southern Region Civil Defence Training Centre (Pulapas). The three women, who are between 36 and 38 weeks pregnant, have been taken to Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital (HEBHK) in Kluang for further medical examination and to await delivery.
The mission aimed at assisting flood victims stranded due to severed land routes concluded at around 1 pm. It involved 30 personnel from PDRM (PGU and Kluang IPD), the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), the Kluang District Office, and the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA), ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh stated after the operation.
The two PDRM PGU pilots involved in the operation were ACP Faizul Muhammad, with Inspector Mohd Luqmanulhakim Mansor as his co-pilot, along with two flight crew members (air observers), Sergeant Major K S Jagjeet Kaur and Corporal Adeline Liu Yan Siu.
For one of the expectant mothers, Nur Haliza Rosli, 22, the successful evacuation from her home in Kampung Orang Asli Peroh was a great relief as she had been deeply concerned about her unborn baby’s health if she were to give birth in the flood-affected area. She expressed her gratitude and relief after being safely evacuated.
Another expectant mother, Norhamisah Bonel, 33, from Kampung Orang Asli Sedohok, had been anxious about the rising floodwaters, which had not receded and made it difficult for her to attend routine prenatal check-ups. She expressed relief and gratitude for being rescued and placed in the hospital until she delivers her baby.