There was a flood in Malaysia. They are mainly concentrated in the northeastern state of Kelantan, which borders Thailand.
There, the National Disaster and Safety Administration refers to evacuee accounts. This corresponds to 63% of the total number.
A resident of Pasir Puteh village in Kelantan state said his area had been flooded since Wednesday.
“The water has already reached the hallway of my house and is only two inches away from entering the house,” Zamrah Majid told AFP.
Another resident of the same village said he and his family were stranded by the floods.
“There is no way for any vehicle to enter or leave our neighborhood,” Muhammad Zulqarnain told AFP.
Another eight states in Malaysia were also affected.
So far the number of people displaced has surpassed the number from 2014, one of the worst floods in the country.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, regulations for disaster management have been sent to the Terengganu and Kelantan state governments.
On Friday, he banned vacations for cabinet members so they could focus on the disaster.
