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Worst Flooding In Decades Forces Evacuation Of More Than 100,000 Malaysians
by Kiley Kroh Posted on December 26, 2014 at 11:39 am
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"Worst Flooding In Decades Forces Evacuation Of More Than 100,000 Malaysians"
People wade through a flooded road in Hulu Langat, outside Kuala Lumpur in March 2012.
Huge flooding and news worth keeping a eye on...
by Kiley Kroh Posted on December 26, 2014 at 11:39 am
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"Worst Flooding In Decades Forces Evacuation Of More Than 100,000 Malaysians"
People wade through a flooded road in Hulu Langat, outside Kuala Lumpur in March 2012.
In what the Malaysian government is calling the worst flooding in more than 30 years, five people have been killed and more than 100,000 displaced across five east coast states.
On Friday, the 10-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that caused widespread devastation and killed a quarter of a million people in Southeast Asia, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he was cutting short his U.S. vacation to oversee flood response. Najib had previously come under fire after he was photographed golfing with President Barack Obama in Hawaii while the situation progressively worsened back at home.
“I’m deeply concerned by the floods and am returning to see the situation for myself. My thoughts and prayers are with all who are suffering,” Najib said in posts on Facebook and Twitter on Friday.
The Malaysian government said additional response equipment, including helicopters, boats and land vehicles, would be deployed on Friday. The number of people displaced thus far surpasses the previous record of 100,000 people evacuated during flooding in 2008, according to the Straits Times.
Huge flooding and news worth keeping a eye on...