Severe flooding displaces over 56,000 people in Malaysia
Severe flooding in parts of Malaysia has resulted in the displacement of over 56,000 people in five states, according to Government data on December 20.
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Severe flooding in parts of Malaysia hasresulted in the displacement of over 56,000 people in five states, according toGovernment data on December 20.
State news agency Bernama reported that♎the worst-hit areas are along the east coast of the peninsula, with 17,326flood victims from Kelantan stat♐e and 37,792 flood victims from Terengganustate evacuated to flood relief centres.
Theriver water in several areas in the affected states exceeded the danger level.
Otherstates affected are Pahang, Johor and Perak, with several hundreds beingevacuated.
At the beginning of this year, Malaysia also suffered from the worst flooding in many decades, which claimed 50 lives and forced 125,000 people to evacuate. Total losses amounted to 1.45 billion USD✃./.
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Scene of a landslide in Malaysia (Photo: AFP) 
