Published on: Wednesday, January 06, 2021
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Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET Malaysia) has denied claims that the cold weather, like in London, will hit Malaysia in February.
MET Malaysia in a statement Tuesday said that a such claims, which have been viralled on social media and the WhatsApp application, were false information that had been spread in 2016 and were re-posted.
It also said that the cold weather condition experienced in most areas in the peninsula, especially the East Coast and West Coast at this time of the year was due to the continuous humid and cloudy weather for several days and the cold winds.
‘London weather’ news is fake 06 Jan 2021 / 13:22 H. A woman wearing a face mask walks in the rain as Britain began its third COVID-19 lockdown in Fulham, London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Department (MET) has refuted claims that cold weather, akin to what is being experienced in London, will hit Malaysia in February.
MET said that a such claims, which have been making its rounds on social media and WhatsApp, were re-posted fake news from 2016.
It also said that the cool weather conditions experienced in many areas in the peninsula was due to the continuous humid and cloudy weather and cold winds.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an orange-level warning, indicative of a bad weather situation, with he.
Floods in several districts in Johor
January 1, 2021
JOHOR BAHRU – Continuous heavy rain which began this morning has caused flooding in several districts of Johor.
In Johor Bahru, seven families were forced to evacuate to a flood-relief centre from their homes in Kampung Laut, Batu 10 which were inundated by two-feet of floodwaters.
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Skudai Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander Senior Assistant Fire Superintendent Mohd Riduan Akhyar said the victims comprising 14 men, seven women, four children and a baby were evacuated to Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 10.
A total of 11 firefighters with two machines were deployed to the scene at 12.44 pm following a distress call, he said in a statement today.
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