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In Pictures: Severe Floods Wreak Havoc In Malaysia

Severe floods triggered by monsoon rains killed many and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand as the rain that battered the country's east coast last week was equal to the rainfall over the past six months. Rescue workers have been deployed who used boats to distribute food to victims trapped in their homes.

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People wade through the water at a neighborhood affected by a flood in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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A man sorts items removed from a school affected by a flood in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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A man removes a chair and a fan from his flooded house in Tumpat, Malaysia.

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People remove items from a flooded school in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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Men use a boat at a flooded neighborhood in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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Motorists survey a road damaged by a flood in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru in Kelantan state on the east coast of Malaysia.

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Asmah Ibrahim, 60 years old resident reacts as she stands outside of her house damaged by flood in Tumpat, on the outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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Residents walk outside their house damaged by flood in Tumpat, outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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A resident crosses a road past houses damaged by flood in Tumpat, outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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Residents ride on a self modified motorcycle through a road covered by flood water in Tumpat, outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia.

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