Flooding in four Malaysian states has worsened, with more than 36,000 people evacuated to 266 temporary relief centres, and there is no let-up in the current wet weather. Police said 369 of their officers have been deployed to assist in flood relief operations in states...
Segamat police officer Ahmad Zamry said the water level rose suddenly on Wednesday, reaching the roof level of the victims’ homes.
Humanitarian organisation Mercy Malaysia said it has deployed a mobile clinic in Kluang and distributed 500 hygiene kits to flood victims in the state. “This will ensure all temporary relief centres have an adequate supply of essential items as the number of victims displaced due to the floods is increasing,” he said in a Facebook post on Friday.
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