Floods in Malaysia's south, central and northeast have killed 28 people and driven 34,000 people from their homes, local media reported on 19 December 2007.
FL-2007-000222-MYS Flood,Malaysia: More than 3,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as rising flood waters claimed five victims in three Malaysian states, police said Monday.
In the north-eastern state of Kelantan, 1,610 people have been evacuated from their flooded homes and placed in temporary relief shelters, a police spokesman said.
Thousands more are facing similar situations in the central Pahang state and southern state of Johor as continuous rainfall caused police to close major roads and issue warnings to those living near swelled rivers.
The death toll due to the floods have so far reached five, all of whom are from Kelantan, the official Bernama news agency reported.
