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article China says it is ready to assist in severed cables probe after Sweden's request
"China is willing to work with relevant countries to find out the truth," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Thailand are facing a seco
nd wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on
Monday (Dec 2), even as some displaced residents were able to return
home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.
Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a millio
n households in the neighbouring Southeast Asian countries have been hit
by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the m
ost severe in decades.
The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels
have eased, according to government data on Monday.
In Malaysia, the number of people in evacuation shelters dropped to around
128,000 people, from 152,000 on Sunday, the disaster management agency's website showed.
Currently, China and Sweden are maintaining close communication on this issue," she added.
Sections of two telecom cables were cut on Nov 17 and Nov 18 in Swedish territorial waters of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark.
Suspicions have been directed at a Chinese ship - the Yi Peng 3 - which ship tracking sites said had sailed over the cables around the time they were cut, although there is nothing to indicate that it was involved in the incidents.
The Yi Peng 3 has remained anchored in the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark since Nov 19.
"Sweden has ... sent a formal request to China to cooperate with Swedish authorities in order to create clarity on what has happened. That formal request was sent to China earlier today," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a press conference on Thursday.
