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Floods in Malaysia, Thailand kill 24

International Desk |
Update: 2014-12-28 11:31:00
Floods in Malaysia, Thailand kill 24 Photo Courtesy: telegraph.co.uk

DHAKA: The worst flooding in Malaysia in more than a decade has killed 10 people and forced nearly 160,000 from their homes and more rain is expected.

Authorities said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.

Among the casualties, five were in the worst-hit state of Kelantan, in northeastern peninsular Malaysia. Over the border in southern Thailand, 14 people have been killed in the floods that began in mid-December.

Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak toured some of the worst-hit areas this weekend, following his return from a vacation in Hawaii on Friday.

Najib was criticised for his absence during the calamity, after being photographed playing golf with president Barack Obama.

BDST: 2230 HRS, DEC 28, 2014

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