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Malaysia’s deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said last week that floods this year were expected to the worse than 2014, when more than 250,000 people were displaced and 21 killed.
The floods have caused extensive damage to roads and other infrastructure, with repair costs estimated at £177m. An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat ...
At least eight people have died in floods that have ravaged Malaysia, authorities said on Monday, as the government faced criticism from the public and opposition lawmakers over its rescue efforts.
Government officials anticipated that the 2024 floods could surpass the severity of the 2014-15 monsoon season, which resulted in twenty-one fatalities and displaced more than 250,000 people in Malaysia. Weather forecasts suggested that intense precipitation expected in subsequent months could affect additional regions of the country.
2020–2021 Malaysian floods is an event when several states in Malaysia were flooded in late 2020 and early 2021. Floods caused about tens of thousands of people to be evacuated to evacuation centers. The floods also claimed several lives, causing almost all types of land transport in the areas affected by the floods to be cut off.
Floods in Pahang were initially reported in three villages at Kuantan during the late hours of 16 December, although the extent was minor. Floodwaters at the villages receded the following morning. [97] However, Maran and Raub suffered floods the same day after 48 hours of continuous rain, and by 8 pm almost 200 people were evacuated. [98]
10 December 1969 – Kluang flood. [2] [3] January 1971 – Kuala Lumpur hit by flash floods. 2 March 2006 – Shah Alam hit by flash floods. 19 December 2006 – Several parts of Johor state including Muar, Johor Bahru, Skudai and Segamat were hit by flash floods. 10 January 2007 – Several parts of Johor were hit by flash floods again.
At least eight people have died in floods that have ravaged Malaysia, authorities said on Monday, as the government faced criticism from the public and opposition lawmakers over its rescue efforts.