More than 37,000 people have been affected by flooding caused by torrential rain in six Malaysian states this week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (Nov 28). Anwar told parliament that 322 temporary shelters had been opened in the states of Kelantan,

The National Disaster Command Centre's website said as of Friday morning three people had died and 80,589 people had been evacuated to 467 temporary shelters in seven states, with Kelantan and neighbouring Terengganu the worst hit. It did not provide further details on the deaths.