One missing, thousands flee as floods hit two states
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An 11-year-old boy was missing and thousands of people have fled their homes as floods hit two northeastern Malaysian states, a media report said yesterday.
The missing boy fell from the roof of his house into rampaging floodwaters late on Wednesday in Kuala Krai in the state of Kelantan, 270 kilometres northeast of Kuala Lumpur, the New Straits Times said.
A total of 3,930 people have fled their homes in several areas of Kelantan due to flooding caused by two days of heavy rains. In the adjacent state of Terengganu, 4,209 people fled to evacuation centres after their homes were inundated.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department yesterday issued an advisory that intermittent and occasionally heavy rains will continue in Kelantan and Terengganu, while moderate rains will be experienced in other states on the peninsula.
