KUALA LUMPUR- Ten people have been killed in Malaysia's worst flooding for 30 years and over 219,000 displaced from their homes, local media reported Tuesday, with residents worried about further inundation.
While the waters were beginning to recede Tuesday, more bad weather was forecast over the next two days, with intermittent to heavy showers predicted for the northeastern states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang.
The region is regularly hit by flooding during the annual monsoon, between November and March, but this year's storms have been unusually powerful.
"In my 42 years of living in Kelantan, I have never witnessed such a storm and destruction," said Ee Su Chuong, 42, the owner of an auto repair shop in Kota Bharu in Kelantan - the worst-hit state.
"But our fear is there could be another fresh round of flooding. We are certainly worried." Ee also said that electricity had not been fully restored in Kota Bharu.
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