Kelab Putra 1Malaysia (KP1M) volunteers left for Davao, southern Philippines on a humanitarian mission to assist victims affected by Typhoon Bopha.
A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) C-130 aircraft took off from the Subang RMAF airbase with 47 volunteers comprising club members, doctors, aid workers and journalists.
Club president Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who will be leading the mission, said KP1M would distribute a total of 36 tonnes of necessities including 11 tonnes of medical aid and 25 tonnes of food to the victims.
“We are trying to bring some good news to them ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations,” he told reporters at the RMAF airbase in Subang Airport yesterday.
On Dec 3, Typhoon Bopha slammed into southern Philippines, killing more than a thousand people. Hundreds are still missing.
An advance team of five volunteers from KP1M left on Thursday to check the situation at the typhoon-hit area.
A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) C-130 aircraft took off from the Subang RMAF airbase with 47 volunteers comprising club members, doctors, aid workers and journalists.
Club president Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who will be leading the mission, said KP1M would distribute a total of 36 tonnes of necessities including 11 tonnes of medical aid and 25 tonnes of food to the victims.
“We are trying to bring some good news to them ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations,” he told reporters at the RMAF airbase in Subang Airport yesterday.
On Dec 3, Typhoon Bopha slammed into southern Philippines, killing more than a thousand people. Hundreds are still missing.
An advance team of five volunteers from KP1M left on Thursday to check the situation at the typhoon-hit area.
