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Monsoon in Malaysia: 30,000 people evacuated due to flooding

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By Thursday evening (local time), nearly 30,000 residents of the flooded areas had been evacuated, the Malaysia Now website reported, citing local civil defence. At least one young man died when his car was swept away by the floods, the Malay Mail newspaper quoted a police spokesman for the hard-hit city of Kluang as saying.

In the south of Malaysia, where Johor and the also affected states of Pahang and Negeri Sembilan are located, it is currently the monsoon season. According to local meteorologists, the rain could last until April. Rescuers were deployed with helicopters and 400 lifeboats to bring people to safety.

In December, after heavy monsoon rains, parts of Malaysia were hit by severe flooding. Eight states, mostly in the east of the country, were affected. More than 70,000 people had to be brought to safety in emergency shelters. The financial damage, including to infrastructure and agriculture, was enormous.

(SDA)

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