At least 24 people have been killed in Malaysia and Thailand in the worst flooding the region has seen for more than a decade.
Ten people lost their lives in northern Malaysia, where nearly 160,000 people have been forced from their homes. Rising flood water has made some roads impassable, hampering rescue efforts.
This aerial view shows houses and plantations submerged in floodwaters in Pengkalan Chepa, near Kota BharuMohd Rasfan/AFPAn aerial view of houses submerged in floodwaters in Pengkalan Chepa, near Kota Bharu, MalaysiaMohd Rasfan/AFPA woman carries her pet cat through floodwaters in Kota BahruMohd Rasfan/AFPLocal residents use a boat to cross floodwaters in Kota BahruMohd Rasfan/AFPA girl plays on a flooded street on the outskirts of Kota BharuAthit Perawongmetha/ReutersA mother comforts her 48-day-old baby at a school used as an evacuation centre in Pengkalan Chepa, near Kota BharuMohd Rasfan/AFPA child plays with a light near her tent at a school used as an evacuation centre for flood victims in Chempaka, near Kota BahruMohd Rasfan/AFPChildren play in floodwaters in Pengkalan Chepa, near Kota BharuMohd Rasfan/AFPAn aerial view of a flooded area in the National Park in Kuala Tahan, Pahang, MalaysiaNazirul Roselan/ReutersAn aerial view of flooded streets in the National Park in Kuala TahanNazirul Roselan/ReutersTourists are escorted out of a helicopter after they were evacuated from the National Park in Kuala TahanNazirul Roselan/Reuters
Relief goods have been flown in to help people stranded due to the torrential north-east monsoon rains, with more heavy rainfall predicted.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak toured some of the worst-hit areas over the weekend, following his return from a holiday in Hawaii.
The Prime Minister was criticised for his absence during the calamity, being photographed playing golf with US President Barack Obama.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at an evacuation centre in Pasir Mas, on the outskirts of Kota BharuMohd Rasfan/AFPUS President Barack Obama and Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak walk off the 18th hole after playing a round of golf at the Clipper Golf course in Kaneohe, Hawaii, on Christmas EveHugh Gentry/Reuters
Over the border in southern Thailand, 14 people have been killed in the floods that began in mid-December.
Northeastern Malaysia and southern Thailand are regularly hit by flooding during the annual northeast monsoon, but this year the rain has been particularly heavy.
A man pushes a kayak holding donated aid through a flooded area in Pattani province, southern ThailandSurapan Boonthanom/ReutersResidents carry their belongings through a flooded area in Pattani province, ThailandSurapan Boonthanom/ReutersA man casts a fishing net onto a flooded road in Pattani province, ThailandSurapan Boonthanom/ReutersChildren push a small boat through a flooded area in Yala province in southern ThailandSurapan Boonthanom/Reuters
The Malaysian government said rain in Kelantan and southern Thailand would last for at least another week. An official in the southern Thai border town of Sungai Kolok said it would take up to two days for water levels to drop and for the border to be reopened.
