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41,000 Desplaced in Malaysia Due to Massive Floods


Sat 04 Mar 2023 | 04:48 PM
Floods in Malaysia
Floods in Malaysia
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The Malaysian authorities confirmed that the death toll from the massive floods caused by the torrential rains that swept several states over the past few days has risen to 4, in addition to the displacement of about 41,000 people.

The Malaysian police said - according to France 24 today, Saturday - that the most recent death that was recorded is a 68-year-old woman who drowned near her flooded house after leaving an evacuation center in the south of the country.

The police had announced the death of 3 people due to the floods since last Wednesday; They are a man whose car was swept away by the flood waters, and an elderly man and woman who drowned. Nearly 41,000 people have been displaced from 6 states.