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December 3, 2024 | 07:08 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, December 2, 2024, as reported by Reuters. This is happening although some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.
Malaysia’s chief minister's office said in a Facebook post on Sunday, December 1, that the northeastern state of Kelantan, which has been the worst hit, was expected to face a fresh deluge from Wednesday, December 4.
“Although floodwater trends show a slight decrease, [the chief minister] stressed that vigilance measures must remain at the highest level,” the post said.
Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a million households in the neighboring Southeast Asian countries have been hit by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the most severe in years.
The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels have eased, according to government data on Monday.
In Malaysia, the number of people in evacuation shelters dropped to around 128,000 people, from 152,000 on Sunday, according to the disaster management agency.
Meanwhile, in southern Thailand, 434,000 households remain affected, its interior ministry said on Monday, down by about 100,000 from the weekend figure.
The government has provided food and supplies for those in the flood-hit areas, the ministry said, adding water levels in seven provinces were decreasing.
Thailand's Meteorological Department said people in the lower south should beware of heavy to very heavy rains and possible flash flooding and overflows, especially along foothills near waterways and lowlands, from December 3 to 5.
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