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Imogen James - BBC News. November 30, 2024 at 5:07 AM [AFP] Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia has forced more than 122,000 people out of their homes across the country.
Declared by government officials as a "once in a century" disaster, [10] it is the worst flood in the country in terms of displaced residents since the 2014–2015 Malaysia floods. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It has also been historically compared with the 1971 Kuala Lumpur floods . [ 14 ]
The Malaysian Meteorological Department projected between five and seven major rainfall events during the 2024 annual monsoon season in Malaysia, which typically spans from November through March. Government officials anticipated that the 2024 floods could surpass the severity of the 2014-15 monsoon season , which resulted in twenty-one ...
10 December 1969 – Kluang flood. [2] [3] January 1971 – Kuala Lumpur hit by flash floods. 2 March 2006 – Shah Alam hit by flash floods. 19 December 2006 – Several parts of Johor state including Muar, Johor Bahru, Skudai and Segamat were hit by flash floods. 10 January 2007 – Several parts of Johor were hit by flash floods again.
2020–2021 Malaysian floods is an event when several states in Malaysia were flooded in late 2020 and early 2021. Floods caused about tens of thousands of people to be evacuated to evacuation centers. The floods also claimed several lives, causing almost all types of land transport in the areas affected by the floods to be cut off.
A flood occurred at the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia at the end of February 2022. [2] The floods were caused by continuous heavy rains for several days since February 25 in most states of the peninsula, especially in the states of Kelantan and Terengganu, which led to the significant floods in both states.
The 2014–2015 Malaysia floods affected Malaysia from 15 December 2014 – 3 January 2015. More than 500,000 people were affected in Malaysia. More than 500,000 people were affected in Malaysia. Kelantan was the highest affected with 354,800 while 21 were killed. [ 1 ]
A teenager in Perlis was the first victim to die in this flood. [37] In southern Malaysia, between 300 and 350 people have been displaced in both Johor and Negeri Sembilan. [38] [39] The number of evacuees nationwide reached more than 200,000 by 28 December, with 10 people killed. The flooding is considered the country's worst in decades.