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Heavy rain warning for East Coast States

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Heavy RainPASIR PUTEH, Oct 17 – Heavy rain is forecast to take place in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and parts of Johor in during the monsoon season from November to March next year.

Meteorological Department director-general Datuk Che Gayah Ismail said rainfall of 500 to 600 milimetres a month were expected during the period which might cause floods especially in low-lying areas.

“However, the situation is normal, not like what transpired during the last monsoon season such as in Kemaman and Kuantan,” she told reporters after opening a public awareness campaign on earthquakes, tsunami and extreme weather at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dalam Rhu here, today.

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Che Gayah said during the period, the El Nino phenomenon, if it took place, would be a low-level affair of only between 50 per cent to 60 per cent, and not as speculated by certain quarters that allege the country would experience a big storm.

Meanwhile, she said, the department had a state-of-the art disaster early warning detection technology system on par with countries such as Japan and the United States for detecting natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

– BERNAMA