Heavy floods has taken several parts of Malaysia after the country was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend, even as continuous rain swamped towns on the peninsula’s east coast.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the tropical Southeast Asian nation is now witnessing heavy crisis after the floods displaced thousands from their homes.
Malaysia often experiences stormy weather at this time of year, with seasonal flooding regularly causing mass evacuations.
Official data showed 11,831 people housed in flood relief centres in the northern states of Kelantan and Terengganu as of 4.30 pm local time (GMT 0830) on Sunday.
Addressing the recent flooding, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said authorities were being mobilised to evacuate victims.
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‘Many of those affected are being rescued and are taken to safer places,’ he said in a Facebook post.
The Meteorological Department warned that bad weather was to continue in these states, with heavy rain also expected in much of the peninsula as well as in parts of Borneo island.
A warning was also issued by the authorities warning several inhabitants of flood prone areas of strong winds and stormy seas, particularly in the South China Sea and the northern tip of the Malacca Straits.
Africa Daily News, New York had in December last year reported that at least 29,000 people were evacuated throughout Malaysia as the country faced perhaps of its worst flooding in many years.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the tropical Southeast Asian nation often sees stormy monsoon seasons at the end of the year, with seasonal flooding regularly which always leads to mass evacuations which has become a routine.
About 50 people were killed and 125,000 people were forced from their homes then, with authorities recording over $1.45 billion in damages.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
