Malaysia faces flood situation

Almost 14,000 people were forced to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres due to floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia. Rain showers which coincided with high tide, flooded hundreds of homes in three northeastern states- Terengganu, Pahang and Kelantan- with some 13,746 people being housed at evacuation centres, the official Bernama news agency said. Meanwhile a 36-year-old woman drowned after she slipped and fell into a rain-swollen river in Terengganu state on Tuesday while fishing in a water-logged area, Bernama said.