Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia as 23,000 people are forced to flee their homes

A child swims in floodwaters in Bendang Pak Yong, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders with Thailand on January 6, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

Updated on: Jan 06, 2017 3:11 PM IST

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A child swims in floodwaters in Bendang Pak Yong, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders with Thailand on January 6, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

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Motorcyclists ride through floodwaters in Jal Besar, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, on January 5, 2017. Floods continued to inundate two northeast Malaysian states on January 5, as thousands of people remained in relief centres while others expressed fears of looting and sought aid. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

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An aerial view shows the flooded area in Jal Besar, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders Thailand, on January 6, 2017. More than 15,000 people remained stranded in relief centres in northern Malaysia after days of tropical downpours as thousands more headed home to survey the damage wreaked by the floods. (Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

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A duck stands near floodwaters in Bendang Pak Yong, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders with Thailand on January 6, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

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Malaysian Muslims men travel by boat after Friday prayers, outside a mousque on a flooded street in Bendang Pak Yong, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders with Thailand on January 6, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN/ AFP)

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Local residents use a tractor to drive through floodwaters in Jal Besar, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat on January 5, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN/ / AFP)

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A girl swims in floodwaters in Malaysia's northeastern town of Rantau Panjang, which borders Thailand, on January 5, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN/ AFP)

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Local residents wait in front of a rental boat at the edge of floodwaters in Jal Besar, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat on January 5, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN/ / AFP)

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Family navigating floodwaters after heavy rains in Sungai Kolok district in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. (MADAREE TOHLALA / AFP)

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Local residents wade through a flooded street in Jal Besar, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat on January 5, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN/ AFP)

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Motorists drive through floodwaters in Malaysia's northeastern town of Rantau Panjang, which borders Thailand, on January 5, 2017. Floods in two northeast Malaysian states have now forced almost 23,000 people from their homes and extra relief centres have been opened, rescue officials said January 4. (MOHD RASFAN/ AFP)

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Local residents use a rental boat at the edge of floodwaters in Bendang Pak Yong, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders with Thailand on January 6, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

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A local resident rides a motorcycle with his wife through floodwaters in Jal Besar, Malaysia's northeastern town of Tumpat, which borders Thailand on January 6, 2017. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)