Floods cost Malaysia RM600mil in 2022, says Stats Dept

PETALING JAYA: Floods cost the country a total of RM600mil in losses in 2022, says the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DOSM).

In the department's special report on the impact of floods in Malaysia in 2022, it stated that losses to public assets and infrastructure made up 37% of the country's total losses, agriculture and living quarters at 25%, respectively, business premises at 8%, vehicles at 4% and manufacturing at 1%.