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| Malaysia flooding: Najib Razak to tour inundated areas | Malaysia flooding: Najib Razak to tour inundated areas |
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| Malaysia is battling some of the worst floods in decades along its east coast, which have killed at least five people. | |
| More than 100,000 people have been forced from their homes, and Prime Minister Najib Razak has returned early from holiday in the US. | |
| He is due to visit the worst-hit areas of northern Kelantan state. | He is due to visit the worst-hit areas of northern Kelantan state. |
| Eastern states are often flooded during the monsoon season, but this time officials say heavier rain and stronger winds have made things worse. | |
| In some areas, entire towns have been submerged. | |
| Darius Dramburg, an eyewitness in the flooded region, told the BBC World Service that his entire village was under water and there was no electricity running in some parts. | |
| "Because there is no electricity there's no water either. The shops have all closed down so we don't know how much food we could get. | |
| "I decided to leave the place now and go down to Kuala Lumpur." | |
| Rescue workers are struggling to bring in enough food and supplies for families sleeping in relief centres. | Rescue workers are struggling to bring in enough food and supplies for families sleeping in relief centres. |
| BBC Malaysia correspondent Jennifer Pak, in Kuala Lumpur, says Mr Najib cut short his holiday after the media published pictures of him golfing with US President Barack Obama in Hawaii. | |
| The images reinforce the belief of some Malaysians that the government has not been doing enough to prevent these annual floods, our correspondent says. | The images reinforce the belief of some Malaysians that the government has not been doing enough to prevent these annual floods, our correspondent says. |
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