The 2010 north Malaysian floods were a series of floods concentrated in the Malaysian states of Kedah and Perlis in November 2010. The floods saw around 50,000 people evacuated and left at least four people dead, while shutting down major transport routes into the states. The floods were caused by heavy rainfall in early November 2010 following a tropical depression. The rainfall also caused flooding in neighbouring Thailand.
The floods affected transportation in and around Kedah and Perlis, shutting down rail and closing roads including the North-South Expressway. Alor Setar's Sultan Abdul Halim Airport was also closed after its runway was flooded, leaving helicopters as the only mode of aerial transport into Kedah and Perlis. The floods also contaminated water supply in Kedah and Perlis, forcing the states to receive supplies from the neighbouring state of Perak. Besides, the north-eastern state of Kelantan was also affected by the floods, causing the closure of some schools.
R ice production, a key industry in Kedah and Perlis, was badly affected by the floods. According to the federal government, over 45,000 hectares of rice fields were damaged in Kedah alone..
The floods killed at least four people in Kedah, including a foreign national. Around 50,000 people were evacuated, the floods even affecting the house of Kedah's Chief Minister Azizan Abdul Razak. In Perlis, the floods submerged over two-thirds of the state's land in water.
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