Residents in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan kept a watchful eye on the situation as authorities issued a second flood warning, even though floodwaters were starting to recede.
As of Wednesday (Dec 4) morning, the number of victims in flood-affected states dropped to 65,899 from 67,453 on Tuesday (Dec 3).
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As of Wednesday (Dec 4) morning, the number of victims in flood-affected states dropped to 65,899 from 67,453 on Tuesday (Dec 3).
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00:00Residents in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan kept a watchful eye on the situation as authorities
00:08issued a second flood warning, even though floodwaters were starting to recede.
00:13The town, known for its shopping locations, was almost paralysed after the main route
00:18into the area was flooded last week.
00:21Thirty-five-year-old local resident Siti Noor Shafina said she had to walk for hours
00:27with her baby to reach the evacuation centre.
00:45She also said there weren't enough tents to accommodate everyone at the evacuation centre.
00:56Another local resident, 63-year-old Muhammad Anis Arifin, reflected on the scale of the disaster.
01:23As of Wednesday morning, the number of victims in flood-affected states dropped to 65,899
01:31from 67,453 on Tuesday.
01:35Some residents have begun returning to submerged homes during the day to clean up as floodwaters
01:41recede, yet they still stay at the evacuation centre as authorities remain on guard for
01:46a second wave of floods this week.
01:49On Tuesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the rains were far beyond expectations,
01:55with some east coast areas getting more than six months' worth of rainfall between November
02:0026 and November 30.