Weather to remain bad until Saturday
Reports by STEPHEN THEN, MUGUNTAN VANAR, WINNIE YEOH and SHARIN SHAIK
PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to continue over various parts of the country until Saturday.
The Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert yesterday that there would be intermittent rain across Kelantan as well as Terengganu until tomorrow.
This might result in floods in low-lying areas and along river banks, the department said in a statement.
Strong north-easterly winds of 50 to 60 kph, with waves of up to 4.5m off Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Tioman were expected.
The strong winds will be dangerous to all shipping and coastal activities including fishing and ferry services.
Meanwhile, over the waters of east Johor, Labuan, Sarawak and Sabah, there will be strong north-easterly winds of 40 to 50kph, which will cause waves of up to 3.5m.
This situation will continue until Saturday.
There was heavy rainfall in East Malaysia in the last two days as rainfall in Sabah reached up to 38mm in Sandakan on Monday while in Miri, Sarawak, the rainfall for Tuesday was 58mm.
Residents were advised not to engage in recreational sea activities and it would be a hazard for small boats as well.
In Condore, Reef North and Layang Layang Island, strong north-easterly winds over 60kph with waves over 5.5m are expected to continue until Sunday.
According to the report, it will be dangerous to all shipping and coastal activities, including workers on oil rig platforms.
Meanwhile, users of Kltrafficupdate on Twitter complained about heavy traffic build-up in the Klang Valley due to flash floods yesterday.
The affected areas were at Bukit Jalil, the LDP, Jalan Duta and Jalan Semantan.
The public is advised to follow updates on the weather over the department’s website, www.met.gov.my
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