KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Emergency services in Malaysia deployed boats and trucks Tuesday as thousands of villagers were stranded after four days of heavy rain caused flooding in east coast states, officials said.
Floods in Terengganu and Kelantan states forced authorities to shut down dozens of schools and roads to villages have been cut off.
The east coast regularly experiences tropical storms and heavy showers during the monsoon.
In the last two days in oil-rich Terengganu over a thousand people have been evacuated from their homes, and rescue officials predict the numbers will
rise.
More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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