Rescuers in Malaysia free people trapped by floods

Rescue teams on Monday worked to free people trapped by Malaysia’s worst flooding in years after heavy rains stopped following more than three days of torrential downpours in the capital and around the country.

At least three people were reported to have died as a result of the flooding. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said rains had dumped more water on the capital and surrounding Selangor state than the monthly average for this time of the year. The area around the capital saw more than 10,000 people evacuated from flooded homes.

Many people were also trapped in cars along flooded highways after rivers burst their banks.  Tens of thousands of rescue personnel were deployed in Selangor and other parts of the country to deal with the aftermath of the severe weather.