About 400 people were stranded in Wang Kelian near Padang Besar after a landslide occurred at about 1pm following continuous rainfall since early this morning.
Padang Besar police said the group comprised 300 Malaysians returning from Thailand via the Wang Kelian border checkpoint, with the rest being local residents affected by floods.
District police chief Shokri Abdullah said the victims were given shelter at Masjid Nurul Husna. He said the Wang Kelian road remained out of concerns of further landslides.
Memories of floods prompt early evacuation
Memories of heavy floods last year have prompted some residents of Tumpat, Kelantan, to evacuate early.
Che Rosinah Che Omar, 53, a resident of Kampung Geting, said last year’s floods destroyed almost all her belongings. This time, she chose to evacuate early when water…