Monsoon grips nine states

Devastation: A half-submerged house seen in Jitra, Kedah. In the state, there were 5,619 victims displaced across Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Kota Setar, Sik and Pokok Sena.

PETALING JAYA: The number of evacuees has doubled to almost 95,000 in just 24 hours, three people have died and 33 rivers have breached dangerous levels as the flood situation in the country continues to worsen.

Kelantan is the hardest hit in what could be the country’s worst floods in decades, with the highest number of evacuees and two deaths, in Pasir Puteh and Machang on Wednesday.