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The Canadian Armed Forces deployed a Hercules transport aircraft, several search helicopters and hundreds of troops to the region, while putting thousands more on standby.

They urge whoever wins the state election to pay more attention to their plight.

Torrential rains unleashed flash floods in Malang and the highland city of Batu, inundating houses with mud and debris, while a wall of water destroyed local bridges.

However, the flood situation in Melaka and Perlis is improving.

The Indian Meteorological Department has extended and widened its weather alert, predicting 'heavy' to 'very heavy' rainfall in the region over the next day or so.

The couple borrowed the pot from a local temple and enlisted two men to push the makeshift boat.

The crisis has become a boon for the Chaopraya Antique Cafe in Nonthaburi, part of the vast sprawl of Bangkok upriver from the city centre.

Soldiers have set up barriers and sandbags to protect ancient archaeological ruins and landmarks as well as neighbourhoods in the old royal capital Ayutthaya, some 60km north of Bangkok.

He says no logging activities have been carried out in the area which was declared a national geopark in 2018.

The province of Zhejiang near Shanghai raised its emergency response to the highest level on Sunday, closing schools and suspending flights and rail services in some cities.

Authorities have confirmed one death so far while 17 people are missing.

A look at the aftermath of the landslides and flash floods which occurred in several states in Kedah following heavy rain in mid-August. Six people died while over 1,000 others were affected.