Floods: Total number of victims this year highest since 2014, says Anwar


PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says that the total number of Northeast Monsoon flood victims recorded since Nov 5 in the nine affected states - comprising 235,706 individuals from 68,868 families - is the highest since the major floods that swept the country during the 2014/2015 monsoon.

Anwar has also voiced his concerns over the potential for a second wave of floods, particularly in the states that have recently been impacted.

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