2 die, 50,000 people evacuated in Malaysia floods

Flooding in southern Malaysia has killed two people and more than 50,000 have fled to relief shelters as rains are still falling.

A relief coordinator in Johor state, the worst-hit, said two women drowned when their cars were swept away by floodwaters over the weekend. More than 47,800 people are staying in 265 shelters Tuesday as light rain continues.

The relief official declined to be named citing protocol.

Evacuations also took place in southern Malacca state, central Negri Sembilan state, eastern Pahang state and Sabah state on Borneo island due to flooding.