Malaysia braces for more rain after floods impact 11,000 people

Malaysia braces for more rain after floods impact 11,000 people
A man walks through floodwater as rain pours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24 November, 2025.
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More than 11,000 people across seven Malaysian states have been affected by severe flooding triggered by days of torrential rain, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Monday.

The floods, which coincide with Malaysia’s annual monsoon season from October to March, have once again forced thousands from their homes. As of 6 a.m. local time on Monday (2200 CET Sunday), officials reported that 11,009 people from 3,839 families had been impacted in the states of Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Terengganu and Selangor.

Kelantan, a north-eastern state bordering Thailand, has suffered the worst of the flooding, with 8,228 people affected. Authorities said no deaths have been reported. Sixty temporary shelters have been opened across the affected states to house those displaced.

In a separate weather-related incident, around 400 people were stranded on Sunday following a landslide triggered by continuous rain in Wang Kelian, a village in the northwestern state of Perlis.

According to state news agency Bernama, all those stranded were safe and taking refuge in a mosque on higher ground, local police said.

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