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Thousands of people in Malaysia displaced by floods

About 12,000 people in Malaysia had to evacuate from their homes after heavy rain caused flooding in the country's northern states on weekends, reported local media.
Thousands of people in Malaysia displaced by floods ảnh 1Malaysia was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend (Photo: The Star)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – About 12,000 people in Malaysia had to evacuate from their homes after heavy rain caused flooding in thecountry's northern states on weekends, reported local media.

Official data showed that 11,831 people housed in floodrelief centres in the northern states of Kelantan and Terengganu as at 4.30pm onFebruary 27.
MalaysianPrime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob wrote in a Facebook post that the authorities were being mobilised toevacuate victims, adding that many of those affected are being rescued and aretaken to safer places.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department warned that badweather is to continue in these states, with heavy rain also expected in muchof the peninsula as well as in parts of Borneo island.
A warning was also issued for strong winds and stormy seas,particularly in the East Sea and the northern tip of the Malacca Strait.
Earlier, heavy monsoon rains frommid-December to early January led to some of the country's worst flooding indecades.
About 50 people were killed and 125,000 people were forced toleave their homes, with the authorities recording more than 1.45 billion USD indamage./.
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