The death toll from the worst floods in decades in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia climbed to at least 12 on Saturday, authorities said, as tens of thousands of people were evacuated due to rising water levels in the past three days.

Malaysia is preparing for its worst floods in a decade after heavier-than-expected monsoon rains caused severe flooding that killed three people and displaced more than 90,000

The number of flood victims in the country has surged to almost 139,000 today. Nine states have been affected by floods this weekend, with a total of 138,979 victims from 44,964 families as of 4pm on Saturday (Nov 30).