Villagers claim they heard several new explosions after at least three fighter jets were seen heading towards the Ops Daulat operation zone in Lahad Datu.

NONE "We saw three jet fighters flying towards the Kampung Tanduo area and then we heard around eight explosions around 7.30am," said Bikail Maheli Badal ( right ), 56, who was in Embada Budi.

This took place after security forces yesterday expanded their operations, which began on Tuesday, into Tanjung Labian from the initial areas of Kampung Tanduo and Tanjung Batu.

Another villager there, Ali Johan, 32, said he heard at least two explosions.

"I was inside, boiling water, when I heard the loud explosions," he said.

Embada Budi is about 10km from Tanjung Labian by road, but the direct distance is shorter.

However, police manning an outpost by the road entrance into Tanjung Labian claimed they had not heard anything.

Yesterday, Armed Forces chief Zulkefeli Mohd Zin explained that the air strikes were not aimed at killing the enemies but to clear an area for the security forces to move in safely.

'Sufficient food'

Meanwhile, the displaced villagers in Embada Budi said they were now receiving an abundance of food after initial complaints that there wasn't enough.

"Initially, there were problems but now we are getting packed food delivered to us, twice a day.

"Even though there are more than 650 of us put here, there still are leftovers," said Bikail, who fled from Tanjung Labian.

Aside from the packed food consisting of rice, fish and vegetables delivered at noon and 7pm daily, Bikail said they have also received enough cooking supplies for breakfast.

The food is distributed by the Malaysian Civil Defence Department.

NONE Meanwhile, at Desa Kencana and the surrounding villages near the media centre at Felda Sahabat Residence, water supply remains unstable.

Water supply to the villages resumed at noon yesterday, but it was turned off again at night until this morning.

The unstable water supply is due to shorter operating hours as the main water facility is within the red zone and workers don't work at night as they are worried about their safety.

The water disruption , which began yesterday, has also affected the media centre, where the water tanks have been depleted.

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