Severe floods caused by heavy rains in various regions of Malaysia have severely affected more than 11 thousand people. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
It is known that such natural disasters frequently occur during the monsoon season, which lasts annually from October to March on the eastern coast of the country. Every year, thousands of people are temporarily relocated to shelters for safety purposes.
According to the National Disaster Management Agency of Malaysia, on the morning of November 24, a total of 11,009 people from 3,839 families were affected in the states of Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Terengganu, and Selangor. The greatest damage was reported in the state of Kelantan, where 8,228 residents suffered from the disaster.
Sixty temporary shelters have been established for the affected, including schools, community buildings, and places of worship. Additionally, a landslide caused by heavy rain on November 23 in the village of Van Kelian in the state of Perlis put nearly 400 people at risk.
They were temporarily relocated to mosques in higher areas. It is worth noting that recently, landslides caused by heavy rainfall in Central Java, Indonesia, also resulted in a major tragedy.
In that event, 30 people died and about 40 were reported missing. Due to the frequent recurrence of natural disasters in Southeast Asia, the need to strengthen safety measures is increasingly urgent.
