Overall Green alert Flood for Malaysia
in Malaysia

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Flood Malaysia can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101411
Death: 0
Displaced: 1826
Countries: Malaysia
From - To 10 May - 12 May

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Malaysia - Floods (ECHO 12 May 2022)Thu, 12 May 2022 12:12

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southeastern Peninsular Malaysia (in particular the Pahang State) since 10 May, causing floods that have resulted in evacuations and damage.
  • Media report, as of 12 May, around 100 evacuated people and nearly 150 damaged houses across the Bentong District (north-east of the Kuala Lumpur area, Pahang State).
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over the whole of Peninsular Malaysia.
Sabah, Malaysia, May 2022NADMA reported 1,826 people displaced by floods in Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom districts in Sabah state on 11 May 2022.Wed 11 May 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 16 (18 - 24 April 2022)2022-04-25T12:27+0200.

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the sixteenth week of 2022, a total of 23 disasters (15 floods, 4 landslides, 1 earthquake, and 3 wind-related) affected the region. Indonesia and the Philippines have reportedly been affected. Prolonged heavy rainfall
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WEEKLY DISASTER UPDATE 18 – 25 April 20222022-04-25T10:05+0200.

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the sixteenth week of 2022, a total of 23 disasters (15 floods, 4 landslides, 1 earthquake, and 3 wind-related) affected the region. Indonesia and the Philippines have reportedly been affected. Prolonged heavy rainfall
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