Rescue jeeps drove through flooded roads to rescue residents in the town of Mentakab in Pahang, Malaysia, on Wednesday morning (January 6).

The region has suffered devastating floods following days of heavy rain that caused rivers to burst their banks.

According to local media, at least one person has died, and tens of thousands more have been evacuated to relief centres.

Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency said that the number of flood victims was increasing even though the downpour, which lasted for a few days, had already eased up.

The floods, which happen annually, are caused by the northeast monsoon, but the severity varies each year.

Rescue jeeps drove through flooded roads to rescued residents in the town of Mentakab in Pahang, Malaysia, on Wednesday morning (Jan 6).

The region has suffered devastating floods following days of heavy rain that caused rivers to burst their banks.

At least one person has died and tens of thousands more have been evacuated to relief centres.

Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency said that the number of flood victims was increasing even though the downpour, which lasted for a few days, had already eased up.

The floods, which happen annually, are caused by the northeast monsoon but the severity varies each year. In 2013 the floods killed three people and affected more than 40,000 people across the state.

Footage shows floods raging through a village in Mentakab in Pahang, Malaysia, on Wednesday morning (Jan 6).

The region has suffered devastating floods following days of heavy rain that caused rivers to burst their banks.

At least one person has died and tens of thousands more have been evacuated to relief centres.

Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency said that the number of flood victims was increasing even though the downpour, which lasted for a few days, had already eased up.

The floods, which happen annually, are caused by the northeast monsoon but the severity varies each year. In 2013 the floods killed three people and affected more than 40,000 people across the state.

Floods covered a road and left drivers stranded in the city of Mentakab in Pahang, Malaysia, on Wednesday morning (Jan 6).

The region has suffered devastating floods following days of heavy rain that caused rivers to burst their banks.

At least one person has died and tens of thousands more have been evacuated to relief centres.

Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency said that the number of flood victims was increasing even though the downpour, which lasted for a few days, had already eased up.

The floods, which happen annually, are caused by the northeast monsoon but the severity varies each year. In 2013 the floods killed three people and affected more than 40,000 people across the state.