Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 2: Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia has forced more than 122,000 people out of their homes across the country.
Three people have also died, according to disaster officials.
There are fears the number could rise, as heavy rain and storm warnings remain in place. Thousands of emergency services personnel have been deployed to help rescue people stranded and shelters are being provided.
Videos shows cars and houses submerged, and people wading through waist-deep water. The flooding, which began earlier in the week, is mostly concentrated on the north-eastern state of Kelantan, which borders Thailand.
There, the National Disaster Management Agency says the evacuees count for 63% of the total number. So far, the number of those displaced surpasses that of 2014, which saw one of the worst floods in the country. The disaster agency has set up 679 emergency shelters for those affected.
Also affected are Terengganu, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Perlis, Selangr, johor, Melaka and Perak.
Provisions for disaster management have been sent to Terengganu and Kelantan State Governments, according to the prime minister's office.
The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people were evacuated due to rising water levels in the past three days.
In southern Thailand, the floods have impacted nearly 534,000 households, with the death toll climbing to nine from four reported on Friday and leaving thousands in 200 temporary shelters that have been set up in affected areas, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.
In Thailand, six provinces have declared a disaster, and floods are affecting over 240,000 households, according to the Interior Ministry. The army has been deployed to rescue people in need.
Source: Qatar Tribune
