Malaysian flood toll rises to 12 dead, 20.000 homeless

"Our focus is on how to get aid to the flood victims," Domestic Trade Minister Mohamad Shafie Apdal was quoted as saying by the official Bernama agency.
The death toll climbed Wednesday to 12 with two more people missing, said search and rescue officials.
The annual year-end monsoons bring heavy rainfall, which typically sparks flooding in all of Malaysia`s coastal states, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.
The meteorological department has warned that heavy rains and strong winds will continue until early next week, DPA reported.