Floods continued to ravage several states in Malaysia, sending more than 58,000 people to evacuation centres Wednesday.
The state of Kelantan had the most number of evacuees followed by the states of Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, Sabah and Perlis, Xinhua reported.
In Kelantan, the number of evacuees rose by 3,164 overnight from 21,601, forcing the opening of 18 more relief centres.
According to official sources, the Kelantan fire and rescue department plans to use helicopters to transport rescue boats to certain flood-hit areas in the state for the evacuation of flood victims.
In Teregganu state, 8,977 more people were evacuated overnight, raising the number to 21,606.
In Pahang, a total of 10,825 people have been evacuated.
According to official sources, in the state of Perak, the districts of Hulu Perak and Kuala Kangsar are among the worst affected.
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