Water-Doom: Malaysia, Thailand hit with epic flooding; threat of landslides loom

(CNN) -- Even by Malaysian standards, this flooding is epic.
Neighborhoods turned into islands surrounded by a sea of murky brown water. Streets doubling as rivers. Cars swept away and toppled over.

The flooding has forced more than 132,000 people to evacuate, Malaysia's official Bernama news agency said.

Strong currents and interrupted power supply are adding to the chaos, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told reporters.

Severe flooding hits southeast Asia
"Clean water supply too cannot be delivered, and flood victims at the temporary relief centers had to endure darkness without electric supply," he said, according to Bernama.

The flooding ravaging Malaysia started more than a week ago. While the region is accustomed to monsoons, the "northeast monsoon" that has gripped Malaysia, Indonesia and southern Thailand is particularly harsh.
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