Photos: Floods wreak havoc in northern Malaysia
Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
Malaysian towns were left inundated with muddy water in the wake of torrential rains, forcing more than 72,000 people to evacuate as rainfall and floods were forecast to persist. More than 31,000 people fled their homes in Kelantan while more than 39,000 residents were evacuated to temporary shelters in neighboring Terengganu. Experts have said rapid urbanisation and conversion of forests into settlements and industrial agriculture have made even inland areas increasingly vulnerable to extreme floods as rainstorms intensify due to climate change.
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
Residents are rescued by a boat from the flood relief centre after the flood water rose and partially submerged a building at Dungun, in Terengganu, Malaysia on December 21. At least five people were killed after monsoon-triggered floods inundated the country's north. authorities said, as reported by AFP. (Reuters)
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
A man is seen walking along a road submerged by floodwaters in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, on December 21. Authorities have set up hundreds of relief shelters as the number of people displaced grows. (AFP )
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
A man speaks on his phone from inside a house partially submerged by floodwaters in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, on December 21. According to AFP, four people died in the area on December 19 when three sisters were electrocuted while wading in the floodwaters and a 15-month-old boy drowned.(AFP)
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
Residents are rescued by boats from the flood relief centre after the flood water rose and partially submerged a building at Dungun, Terengganu, on December 21. A two-year-old girl was swept away by strong currents in Terengganu on December 18, amid the floods.(Reuters)
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
A family is seen sitting in a pergola surrounded by floodwaters in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, on December 21. Malaysia's meteorological department forecast continuous rains through December 22 in several states, including Terengganu. (AFP)
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
An aerial view shows flooded neighborhoods on the east-coast of peninsular Malaysia on December 19. The Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) has warned of more floods in the comings days as the monsoon season, which lasts from October to March, carries on, Reuters reported. (Facebook / Korporat JBPM / Reuters)
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is seen with flood victims at a relief centre in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, on December 21. Anwar, who is also the finance minister, informed the parliament this week that the government had initially allocated 400 million Malaysian ringgit ($90 million) for the emergency, AFP reported. (Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia / Afiq Hambali/ REUTERS)
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Published on Dec 22, 2022 05:12 PM IST