KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — A total of 7,792 personnel, 226 rescue boats and 316 various types of land vehicles are on standby in Kelantan for the 2025/2026 Northeast Monsoon (MTL) to ensure that rescue and flood evacuation operations can be carried out as required.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) had also allocated RM300,000 in operational funds to the Kelantan State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) to prepare for the monsoon season.

He said Nadma had also provided two complete sets of Incident Command Post (PKTK) tents, in addition to allocating RM330,000 to the state committee to procure 22 rescue boats with engines and life jackets to strengthen operational capacity in high-risk areas.