Although citizens and disaster management teams quickly responded to the alerts by the Malaysian Meteorological Department forecast by evacuating over 68,000 homes, the aftermath of the tropical depression seemed to intensify gradually as water-logged streets have largely hindered relief work.
A government website showed water exceeding dangerous levels in six states on Sunday afternoon.
As per the local media report, the current death toll include 26 men, 13 women and two children.
But perhaps, more such incidents will be recurring over the coming years.
As workers in these factories tend to live around the area, they have been struggling to either leave or enter their residences and workplaces.
Malaysia has a long history of devastating flood events, and one of the worst episodes on record is the , when adverse weather conditions—worsened by man-made environmental changes and poor hydraulic management—caused substantial damage across a vast area, including Kuala Lumpur and stretches of the Klang River Valley.