Photos: Floods wreak havoc in northern Malaysia
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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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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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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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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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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