110,000 flee homes as floods ravage Malaysia

MORE than 110,000 Malaysians have been forced to flee their homes as floods worsen in the south and on Borneo island, officials said, as relief workers struggled to feed and shelter victims.

Nearly 105,000 people have abandoned their homes in the worst-hit state of Johor which borders Singapore and the figure was climbing, officials said.

“The flood conditions are getting worse because the number of victims is increasing and it’s still raining,” said a spokesman from Johor’s flood operations centre yesterday.