34 deaths and RM153mil in losses

Wan Roslan Wan Husin,53, at what used to be his house which was destroyed in a flood in August 2015.

PETALING JAYA: More than 600,000 evacuees, 34 deaths and RM153.4mil in losses – this was the total cost of floods in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor from 2014 to 2018.

The figures, calculated from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) data also reveal the most flood-prone district in the east coast states.

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