At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by “unusual” torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said Saturday.
Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows of shops closed in the affected areas, mainly in the southern state of Johor near neighbouring Singapore.
The fatalities since Wednesday include a man whose car was swept away by floodwaters and an elderly couple who drowned.
Nearly 41,000 people from six states, although mostly from Johor, have been evacuated to schools and community centres where food, water, and clothes were provided.
Malaysia is facing unprecedented continuous torrential rain from the annual monsoon season that began in November.