Malaysia floods force 20,000 to relief shelters, as 3 siblings die from electrocution
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Members of Malaysia's Civil Defence Force evacuating an elderly woman from floods in Machang, Kelantan, on Dec 18, 2022.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Three sisters were believed to have died after being electrocuted at their flood-submerged home in Tumpat in Kelantan state on Monday, as more than 20,000 people were forced to seek shelter at flood relief centres in five states.
The bodies of the three sisters were found floating in the floodwaters outside their home, Astro Awani news channel on Monday quoted a police report as saying.
The victims were aged between 20 and 27.
One of the sisters had clutched at a pole at the front of the house as water was coming in when she was electrocuted, followed by the other two sisters standing next to her. The incident happened at about 11.45am, Astro Awani said.
Heavy rains followed by flooding
There were 11,415 people in relief shelters in Terengganu and 8,645 people in Kelantan on Monday morning. Johor had 75 people in shelters, while those in Perak (49) and Pahang (40) made up the remainder of people forced to flee their homes amid the heavy annual monsoon rains, Bernama reported.
Six roads in Terengganu’s Setiu district which connect to the neighbouring Kelantan have been completely closed to vehicles due to the rising waters.
A section of the East Coast Highway, LPT2, connecting Kuala Lumpur to the Terengganu capital of Kuala Terengganu, is closed due to a collapsed slope. Videos circulating in the last few days showed sections of LPT2 inundated by floods but were still passable to most vehicles.
