Saviors in boats recaptured families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as townlets and municipalities in the corridor of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters, leading to over 26,000 people being vacated as of Thursday. One person failed when his auto was swept down by floodwaters. The southern Johor state, bordering Singapore, was the worst hit with some 25,000 people moved to relief centers in seminaries and community halls.
The figure further doubled from Tuesday, officers said. Five other countries were also hit by cataracts after ceaseless rain on Wednesday submersed the area. The country is passing its sixth occasion of nonstop heavy rain from the periodic thunderstorm season that started in November, the Meteorological Department said, advising it could drag on until April. The country is passing its sixth occasion of nonstop heavy rain from the periodic thunderstorm season that started in November, the Meteorological Department said, advising it could drag on until April. In December, knockouts of thousands of people were also vacated due to flooding.
The department advised that rain will persist in Johor and other corridors of the country that could beget further flash cataracts Thursday. Social media posts showed prints of a road that had collapsed due to overflowing water after a heavy rain, vehicles and homes submerged in muddy waters, and shuttered shops. Social media posts showed prints of a road that had collapsed due to overflowing water after a heavy rain, vehicles and homes submerged in muddy waters, and shuttered shops. In Johor, authorities said a man driving to work in a wind oil painting colony was set up dead after saviors recaptured his auto, which had been washed down by floodwaters. Images posted by the National Flood Disaster Agency showed saviors wading casket-deep in some areas in Johor to help victims trapped in their homes and carrying a baby in a pail to safety.
The agency advised that waters in 25 gutters nationwide have reached dangerous situations. Data showed that 102 landslides have passed since November due to heavy rain, it said.
