More than 160,000 people have already been evacuated according to local media that emphasize the unprecedented nature of these weather events. This is worse than in 2008 according to the official news agency. According to the sources, the number of victims range from 5 to 8.
Thousands of kilometers, water covered everything especially in the north and the states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak and Perlis.
Prime Minister Razak Najob, returned hastily to Hawaii where he was on vacation, including playing golf with US President Barack Obama. His absence and the delay in the declaration of a state of emergency have been strongly criticized.
The head of government has announced $ 117 million for flood victims. An amount that is added to a first package of € 11 million previously announced Thursday. There are more than 120,000 displaced.
But on the ground, the situation is very complex. Rescue struggling to reach areas cut off some of the world because many roads cut and blackouts.
Neighboring Thailand is also very touched and already are at least 13 dead and more than 8,000 evacuees. Eight provinces have been declared disaster areas since mid-December.
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