Harun Sani Fitri Abdul Rahim, 23, (left) with friend Wan Zaki Wan Omar, 44, braving floodwaters to get supplies to the temporary evacuation centre in Kampung Nyatoh, leaving behind their flooded homes in Setiu, Terengganu, on Dec 1. Photo: Bernama
In the first week of December 2019, flooding has caused massive chaos and upheaval on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Thousands have been evacuated – more than 15,000 people were in relief centres in Kelantan and Terengganu on Dec 3. At press time on Dec 6, two people had died.
Images from the worst areas – such as Setiu in Terengganu – are shocking. In one photo from Kampung Bukit Nyior, Setiu, only the roof of an inundated house and the upper parts of trees were visible; everything else was submerged in a muddy sea of teh tarik-coloured water.
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