Among the deaths confirmed Saturday by state authorities in Johor was a man who became trapped in a car that was swept away by rising floodwaters. Footage taken by rescue workers and volunteers in towns across the southern state showed groups of people stranded on rooftops as their houses disappeared underwater. Images shared by the National Flood Disaster Agency showed rescuers wading chest-deep in some areas to save people trapped in their homes.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shared an update from Johor on Sunday after visiting survivors and evacuees, saying that floods were a pressing issue for the country and that the government would expedite mitigation projects. “This matter cannot be delayed and should be dealt with more seriously so that it does not happen again,” he said in a tweet.
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