DHAKA: In the face of adversity, some people showed their ugly side out of desperation but Malaysians are proving to be courageous and compassionate.

An IT engineer, who wanted to be known only as Jack, told The Star that victims affected by the floods were desperate due to a shortage of food and clean water, reports The Straits Times.

‘They are trapped in an ‘island’. They cannot go out of Kota Baru to get food,’ he said, adding that there were not enough boats to bring in donated supplies in time.

According to him, the situation escalated quickly from small scuffles for foodstuff to blatant stealing.

BDST: 1652 HRS, DEC 28, 2014