MetMalaysia: Heavy rain expected in three state until Friday

 

MetMalaysia has issued a weather warning, with heavy rain expected today and Friday, in Kedah, Penang and Perak. - BERNAMA Pic

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a weather warning, with heavy rain expected today and Friday, in Kedah, Penang and Perak.

Its director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah, in a statement issued at 11pm yesterday, said the areas involved in Kedah are Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Yan, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Kulim and Bandar Baharu.

In Perak, the affected areas are Kerian, Larut, Matang, Selama and Manjung, while the whole of Penang is also expected to be affected by the severe weather warning.

"The northwest wind is expected to bring heavy rain, and will result in flooding in low-lying areas in the affected zones," he said. – Bernama