Death toll from Malaysia's worst floods in years rises to 46, with five people still missing, as work crews continue a massive clean-up
The Southeast Asian nation is hit by floods annually during the monsoon season from November to February.
Majority of the fatalities were in Selangor and Pahang states, Inspector General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said on Saturday.He said 54,532 people were still in more than 300 evacuation centres across seven states and 68 roads remained closed due to flooding. , swamping cities, cutting off major roads, and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
Poor coordination between government agencies and the delayed deployment of the military "turned the response to the natural disaster into a human, governance disaster", he said.
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