flowing currents, fed by an unusually severe monsoon. The waters submerged much of the Kelantan state capital of Kota Bahru, where medics at hospitals flooded with knee-deep water were hastily evacuating patients _ some of them on gurneys with intravenous drips attached. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak planned to visit Kelantan Tuesday to assess the crisis and ensure that rescue operations were proceeding smoothly.
