UK gives vehicles to rescue office

UK gives vehicles to rescue office

SURABAYA, East Java: The British government has donated two
vehicles to support the operations of Surabaya's search and
rescue office.

According to Antara, the vehicles -- a truck and a jeep -- are
equipped with communications equipment and various tools, such as
iron saws.

The head of the search and rescue office, Col. Yayun Riyanto,
said yesterday 30 Indonesian personnel would be given a two-week
training course on how to operate the vehicles.

Surabaya's search and rescue office has a wide area of
operations, including Central Java, Nusa Tenggara and even East
and South Kalimantan.

It recently took part in extinguishing forest fires in
Kalimantan.