KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Army has been laying the groundwork since October to face the north-east monsoon, as well as appointing commanders in each state to organise the movement of troops and assets to provide assistance during the flood season.
use our own man power while we were out here. that s mostly what we ve been trying to do. the basic stuff, keeping people safe, especially for the ones that have been out here since yesterday afternoon. reporter: how long have you guys been out here? you re with the 48th brigade? 48th brig dade. 148th brigade support battalion of the 48th brigade. we got on the road at macon at 2 a.m. heading this way. and our mission for the four-crew team i have out here, these two humvees, our mission was i-75 between 285 south all the way up to i-20. right through there. that s what we ve been running up and down for the night, trying to find stranded motorists, help them out any way we can. let them know what s available. reporter: what is this you re holding here? for the ones that need it, we ve got the meals ready to eat. what we call the mres.
these are just it s got stuff in there. just basic nutrition. that s what your soldiers are eating in afghanistan when they re out on patrols and everything else. reporter: they can open it and start eating it? they can open it up. there are parts in there everything that s in there, they can go ahead and start to eat. if they have water with them or we can give them water, they can heat it up with the heater that s activated by water here. we do that as well. reporter: you re going to be out here all day? you know, we ll have to we ll have to rotate out, but the georgia guard and 48th brigade will be out here. we ll stay out here until our mission is over, you know, until it s completed and the governor says he doesn t need us anymore. reporter: if people are stranded and they need assistance from you, is there a number they can call? do they just have to wait for a humvee to come by? it s still 911. what s been happening, i believe they ve got the the gema has bee