Flood In Malaysia 2017

2017 with the headline malaysia floods force 23 000 to flee homes.

Flood in malaysia 2017. Picture by mukhriz hazim. A flood has occurred in sabah malaysia on 18 october 2017 19 29 local time. In 2016 the state with the most floods was selangor with 30 incidents. Kuala lumpur april 4 poor maintenance of drains and irrigation canals has reduced the flow carrying capacity of the city s drainage system triggering flash floods during thunderstorms.

Seasonal flooding hits malaysia s east coast states every year and regularly results in mass evacuations. Floods in malaysia are regular natural disasters in malaysia which happen nearly every year during the monsoon season. January 1971 kuala lumpur hit by flash floods. Floods hit the area after heavy rainfall from 27 november.

In 2017 26 out of the 47 recorded floods in malaysia happened in kelantan while more than half of it 14 incidents were linked to the kelantan river. The flooding in penang is seen as malaysia s worst since prolonged storms hit northern and eastern states from december 2014 to january 2015. 2017 with the headline. 19 december 2006 several parts of johor state including muar johor bahru.

An aerial view of houses and plantations submerged in floodwaters in malaysia in 2017. Malaysia 25 000 evacuate floods in terengganu and kelantan 4 january 2017 by richard davies in asia news floods have forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes in several states of peninsula malaysia in particular terengganu and kelantan where levels of at least 5 rivers are above the danger mark. It was malaysia s worst flooding in decades forcing more than 100 000 people to flee. 2 march 2006 shah alam hit by flash floods.

Flooding in terengganu state in eastern peninsular malaysia has displaced over 2 000 people according to disaster agencies.