The nation is experiencing its sixth episode of steady heavy rain from the annual monsoon season that began in November, the Meteorological Division stated, warning it might drag on till April.

In December, tens of hundreds of individuals had been additionally evacuated as a result of flooding.

The division warned that rain will persist in Johor and different components of the nation that would trigger additional flash floods Thursday.

Social media posts confirmed photographs of a highway that had collapsed as a result of overflowing water after a heavy downpour, autos and houses submerged in muddy waters, and shuttered outlets.

In Johor, authorities stated a person driving to work in a palm oil plantation was discovered useless after rescuers retrieved his automotive, which had been washed away by floodwaters.

Photographs posted by the Nationwide Flood Catastrophe Company confirmed rescuers wading chest-deep in some areas in Johor to assist victims trapped of their houses and carrying a child in a bucket to security.

The company warned that waters in 25 rivers nationwide have reached harmful ranges. Knowledge confirmed that 102 landslides have occurred since November as a result of heavy rain, it stated.