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14 dead, 70,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR, 23 December 2021, (TON): The Malaysian military used boats to distribute food to desperate people trapped in their homes after massive floods, as the death toll rose to 14 with over 70,000 displaced.
Days of torrential rain triggered some of the worst flooding in years across the country at the weekend, swamping cities and villages and cutting off major roads.
Selangor, the country’s wealthiest and most densely populated state, encircling the capital Kuala Lumpur, is one of the worst-hit areas.
Some parts of state capital Shah Alam were still under water on Tuesday, and military personnel in boats distributed food to people stuck in their homes and government shelters.
Kartik Subramany fled his house as floodwaters rose, and took refuge in a school for 48 hours before being evacuated with his family to a shelter.
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