BEAUFORT, Feb. 27 -- For residents long accustomed to annual floods, the disaster has come to feel like a grim routine, with Beaufort estimated to have endured more than a dozen inundations last year alone.

More worrying still, the flooding that began on Wednesday (February 24) is the fourth to hit the district this year, with two occurring this month alone.

Nasari Kurus @ Ghani, 39, said his family had expected another flood to follow soon after the last.

"In my view, this is one of the worst floods we've seen, but it's not new. We also experienced flooding during Ramadan last year. The difference is that this year it came earlier, and the water levels are higher than before.

"Last year, there were over 12 floods. This year alone, we...