At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by 'unusual' torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said on Saturday (Mar 4). Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged
At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by"unusual" torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said on Saturday .
Nearly 41,000 people from six states, although mostly from Johor, have been evacuated to schools and community centres where food, water and clothes were provided. In the Johor town of Yong Peng, AFP journalists saw a family wading in brownish waters above knee-deep outside their home, with their children using tyre tubes as floats.
"People are crying for food and medicine. The only way to provide food and clothes is by air," he added.
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