GOF Northern Brigade steps up to help residents hit by freak storm

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IPOH: The General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade has mobilised to help with the clean-up after Sunday's (Jan 30_ freak storm that hit several areas here.

A photo taken Feb 1 showing contractors repairing houses damaged by the freak storm two days earlier. The General Operations Force Northern Brigade has been mobilised to help with clean-up work. – Bernamapic

Assistant commanding officer Deputy Supt Mazian Jenal said the one-week operation to run from early morning until late in the afternoon daily from Wednesday will involve an 18-strong team from the GOF 3rd Battalion, Bidor.He said the operation was mounted on the instructions of Bukit Aman police headquarters to facilitate the cleaning of debris and houses.

On Sunday, hundreds of houses in several areas namely Taman Desa Seri Chepor, Kampung Tawas, Taman Tasek Damai and Kampung Seri Klebang Tambahan Jaya here, were damaged when a tornado-like storm hit at about 6pm. Meanwhile, a resident of Desa Sri Chepor Structured Housing Plan, 56-year-old Azmi Mohd Rashid, said the area had often been hit by strong winds and storms but this incident was the worst she had experienced.

 

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