Severe continuous rain warning for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan

 

In Sabah, the affected areas include the interior districts of Sipitang, Tenom, Kuala Penyu and Beaufort.

PETALING JAYA: 

The meteorological department has issued a severe continuous rain warning for several areas in Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan until tomorrow.

In Sarawak, the warning covers Mukah, Bintulu, Miri (Subis, Beluru, Miri and Marudi) and Limbang, Bernama reported.

In Sabah, the affected areas include the interior districts of Sipitang, Tenom, Kuala Penyu and Beaufort.

The same warning applies to the federal territory of Labuan as well.

A second cautionary alert for continuous rain has also been issued for Sarawak, covering Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu, Mukah (Tanjung Manis, Daro, Matu and Dalat) and Kapit (Song and Kapit).

In Sabah, a similar cautionary alert for continuous rain has been issued for the interior (Nabawan, Keningau and Tambunan), the west coast, Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran and Sandakan) and Kudat.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement, MetMalaysia director-general Hisham Anip announced that a low-pressure system had formed over the waters off Sarawak yesterday.

Weather models indicate its intensity could potentially increase to a tropical depression within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Hisham said the system is expected to move northward towards the central South China Sea and, at the same time, the ongoing monsoon surge is expected to persist until Dec 24.

“This could lead to continuous heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas in Sarawak, Labuan, Sabah and South China Sea waters,” he said.

In light of this, MetMalaysia had updated the continuous rain warning (severe and alert), effective until tomorrow for the affected states. The strong winds and rough seas warning will be in effect until Chrismas Eve. - FMT