--- description: Flooding in Malaysia and Thailand has killed 24 people and left 160,000 homeless since mid-December in the deadliest time in a decade. title: Malaysia Thailand Floods: 24 Killed and 160,000 Left Homeless image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55a8cdd9a19cfe37/6987775a06f2c136ad3331a4/h_51717024.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Malaysia](/tag/malaysia/) ## Malaysia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Flooding Kills 24 in Malaysia and Thailand  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 28, 2014 5:54 PM CUT  An aerial view of a settlement submerged by floodwaters in the Pengkalan Chepa district of Kelantan, Malaysia, Dec. 28, 2014. An aerial view of a settlement submerged by floodwaters in the Pengkalan Chepa district of Kelantan, Malaysia, Dec. 28, 2014.Azhar Rahim—EPA  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 28, 2014 5:54 PM CUT Flooding in Malaysia and Thailand has killed 24 people and left nearly 160,000 homeless since mid-December, in the deadliest regional flood season in a decade, according to recent reports. Malaysian authorities said the rain is expected to last at least another week, [_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/28/us-malaysia-floods-idUSKBN0K606X20141228?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews "undefined") reported. The death total includes 10 in Malaysia and 14 in Southern Thailand. The news comes as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited sites of the flooding following his return from Hawaii on Friday. Razak had been criticized for playing [golf](http://time.com/3647039/obama-tees-off-in-hawaii-with-malaysian-leader/ "undefined") with U.S. President Barack Obama during the floods. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/28/us-malaysia-floods-idUSKBN0K606X20141228?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3648001/floods-malaysia-thailand/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3648001/floods-malaysia-thailand/"},"headline":"Flooding Kills 24 in Malaysia and Thailand","datePublished":"2014-12-28T17:54:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:08:55.350Z","description":"Nearly 160,000 have been left homeless since the flooding began","url":"https://time.com/3648001/floods-malaysia-thailand/","keywords":["Malaysia","weather","Thailand","natural disaster","Flooding"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55a8cdd9a19cfe37/6987775a06f2c136ad3331a4/h_51717024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55a8cdd9a19cfe37/6987775a06f2c136ad3331a4/h_51717024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Flood situation worsens in north-east Malaysia","caption":"Flood situation worsens in north-east Malaysia","creditText":"Azhar Rahim—EPA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/malaysia/","name":"Malaysia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3648001/floods-malaysia-thailand/","name":"Flooding Kills 24 in Malaysia and Thailand"}}]}] ```