Natural Disasters In Malaysia 2012

This list contains all major natural disasters in Malaysia in 2012 with detail report.

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December 2012

• December 25: Flood in Malaysia, worst since 1971!
  More than 10,8000 people displaced due to flood in the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.
• December 04: Flash floods in Perak, Malaysia
  Around 50 people evacuated due to flooding in the Kuala Kangsar district, Malaysia.

November 2012

• November 25: Flooding in Lukut, Malaysia
  Three hours continuous rainfall flooded more than 200 houses in Lukut.
• November 20: Flooding in Sungai Rembau, Malaysia
  Two rivers exceed danger level in Sungai Rembau, Malaysia.
• November 16: Flash floods in Tenom, Malaysia
  Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Kg Undusan in Tenom Malysia. Five houses were completely damaged.

October 2012

• October 26: Flash floods in Jalan Damansara area of Kualumpur
  Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Damansara area) of Malaysia.
• October 19: Storm in Balik Pulau, Malaysia
  Severe thunderstorm damaged 22 houses at Kampung Sungai Burung and Jalan Baru Sungai Korok.

August 2012

• August 21: Flash floods in Selangor, Malaysia
  More than 200 families affected due to flash floods in Kampung Sungai Pinang Bandar area.
• August 20: Heavy rainfall and flooding in Malaysia
  Heavy rainfall caused flooding and traffic jam especially on the North-South Expressway (Plus).
• August 6: Flash floods in George Town, Malaysia
  Continuous rainfall caused flash floods in Jalan Perak, part of Jalan Masjid Negeri, part of Jalan Logan, Jalan Makloom, Kampung Makam, Jalan Sungai Pinang, Jalan Anson and Jalan Patani.

July 2012

• July 2: Flooding in George Town, Malaysia
  Several major roads in George Town reported to be flooded caused after continuous heavy rainfall for more than two hours.

June 2012

• June 2: Heavy flooding in George Town, Malaysia
  More than 2,200 tourist affected by heavy rainfall and flooding in Penang, Malaysia

May 2012

• May 28: Mud flood in Pendang, Malaysia
  Heavy rainfall caused mud flood in Kampung Kilang Kechil of Pendang, Malaysia.
• May 28: M 4.4 light earthquake in Malaysia
  M 4.4 light earthquake in Malaysia with epicenter located 11km West of Kunak, Sabah. Weak tremors will have felt by the people of  Kunak, Tawau and Sandakan.

April 2012

• April 13: Flash flood in state of Perak, Malaysia
  More than 1100 people evacuated after flooding in state of Perak, Malaysia
• April 8: Strong wind and Lightning in Bukit Katil city of Malaysia
  15 people injured. All of them between 13 to17 years old.
• April 1: Flooding in Klang, Malaysia
  Heavy rain and high tide caused flash flood in Klang port, Malaysia

January 2012

• January 6: Flooding in Kuching, Malaysia
  11 areas in Sarawak listed as “flood-prone”, including Kuching, Bintulu, Kapit, Sibu and Limbang

Other Natural Disasters in Malaysia:

• 2011 December 26: Flooding in Johor, Pahang and Sabah region of Malaysia
  Total 2,700 evacuated. Johor is worst hit with over 1,400 evacuees, 946 in Pahang and 351 in Sabah region of Malaysia
• 2011 December 15: Flash flood in Jalan Semarak (Kuala Lumpur) area of Malaysia
  Flash floods occurred in Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Bukit Bintang car park area
• 2011 December 13: Mini "Tsunami" in Kampung Pengkalan Atap city of Malaysia (State of Terengganu)
  About 200 victims were forced to evacuate in Kampung Pengkalan Atap city of Malaysia after huge storm wave