At least two people were killed and 80 homes destroyed or damaged after flood water was released from the Sultan Abu Bakar Dam in Pahang, Malaysia, according to The Star newspaper.<br /><br />At just before 1am on Wednesday, rising waters forced operators of the Sultan Abu Bakar Dam to manually open floodgates. This sent water rushing down to nearby farms in Ringlet.<br /><br />At around midnight, a siren sounded to warn residents about the pending release of floodwater. But it is believed that many residents didn't hear the warning, due to the rain.<br /><br />Ten houses were destroyed in the flooding and about 70 were damaged. A Bangladeshi man and an Indonesian woman drowned, while a third man died from heart attack. Several more residents are unaccounted for.<br /><br />The Star reported the flood water needed to be released to prevent the dam from 'bursting' following continuous rain 7pm the night before. <br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
