Overall Green Flood
in Malaysia

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

GDACS ID FL 1103764
Death: 0
Displaced: 659
Countries: Malaysia
From - To 12 Feb - 21 Feb

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Malaysia - Floods (ECHO 23 Feb 2026)Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:01

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting eastern Malaysia (the Malaysian part of Borneo Island) since 21 February, causing floods, flash floods and overflowing rivers that have resulted in population displacement and damage.
  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reports, as of 23 February, more than 3,000 evacuated people, a part of whom are in a number of temporary evacuation centres across the Sabah and Sarawak states. The most affected districts are Pitas and Kota Marudu (Sabah state) and Kuching, Siburan and Padawan (Sarawak state).
  • Over the next 96 hours, more rainfall with locally heavy rainfall is still forecast over the whole of eastern Malaysia.
Sabah State, Malaysia, Mid- to Late February 2026Disaster authorities reported evacuations after flooding in areas of Sabah State, Malaysia, following heavy rain from 19 February 1026.Fri 20 Feb 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Sabah floods: Over 70 STPM exam candidates evacuated 2/23/2026 9:43:00 AM.

KOTA KINABALU: Over 70 Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia exam candidates in Sabah have been evacuated from their flood-hit homes so they can sit for their papers. In Pitas, the disaster operations control centre coordinated efforts to evacuat
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Govt reviewing flood mitigation efforts in Sabah 2/23/2026 12:20:00 AM.

KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government will review the implementation of flood mitigation projects in areas identified as frequently affected in Sabah as a long-term measure to address increasingly severe flooding due to climate change and g
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''Rudest Place in Asia?'': European Tourist''s Blunt Post About Singap.. 2/22/2026 5:02:00 PM.

Taking to the r/SingaporeTravel subreddit on Sunday, February 15, the woman did not mince her words. "Singapore was, hands down, the rudest place we visited in Asia," she wrote. "And before anyone jumps in: No, this wasn''t just us being di
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Sabah flood rescue ensures STPM students reach school 2/22/2026 11:10:00 AM.

Civil Defence Force evacuates nine STPM repeat candidates in Paitan, enabling them to continue their studies despite severe flooding in Sabah. KOTA KINABALU : Nine Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) 2025 repeat candidates were evacuated
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),