The lack of telecommunication services and disruption to the transportation system, in addition to road closures pose a formidable challenge to the authorities and volunteers in their effort to deliver food supplies to the remote area of Pensiangan, near here, following a landslide on Sept 5.

Forces of Love (FOL) chief Then Chun Tak said data collection on the affected residents’ needs was also very slow as it was done manually. He said volunteers of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) visited the affected villages using boats and walking to collect the data.

According to Then, their team is also forced to rely on the internet facility available at schools and health clinics to send information or travel to Pekan Pensiangan to get internet access.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency