Around 23,000 people stranded due to floods in Malaysia
Around 23,000 people were stranded in relief centres after being evacuated from their homes due to a massive flood which has hit north-eastern Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu. Seasonal flooding hits Malaysia's east coast states every year and regularly results in mass evacuations. Malaysia's worst flooding in decades occurred in 2014 displacing around 1.18 lakh people.