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Malaysia set for its worst ever floods after heavy monsoon rains
Residents walk on a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in downtown Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, November 29, 2024

MALAYSIA prepared today for its worst floods in a decade after heavier-than-expected monsoon rains caused severe flooding that killed three people and displaced more than 80,000.

The National Disaster Command Centre online portal said today that 84,597 people, from more than 25,000 families, across seven states were evacuated to 488 temporary shelters. 

The north-eastern state of Kelantan, bordering Thailand, was the worst affected with 56,029 people evacuated from their homes followed by neighbouring Terengganu with 21,264.

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