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The flooding, which began earlier in the week, is mostly concentrated on the north-eastern state of Kelantan, which borders Thailand.

Provisions for disaster management have been sent to Terengganu and Kelantan State Governments, according to the prime minister's office.

The court challenge was filed in 2020 by two Muslim women from Kelantan, a rural northeastern state whose population is 97% Muslim.

Kelantan has been governed by the conservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, since 1990.

The election in the states of Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah will not directly impact Anwar's two-thirds majority in parliament, but any significant losses could threaten the stability of his coalition government.