The Malaysian police found an elderly couple lying by the side of a road in Johor after the pair nearly fainted amid the heatwave currently...
On Thursday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a Level 1 heat alert for seven states: Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah and Sarawak.
The daily maximum temperatures for these states are forecast to hit the range of 35 deg C to 37 deg C for at least three straight days. Negeri Sembilan saw the mercury peak at 38.4 deg C on April 22. Special attention should be given to young children and the elderly to ensure that they are not excessively exposed to the heat, the police said.
The Education Ministry on Wednesday instructed that all outdoor activities in schools nationwide be temporarily halted. The scorching temperatures have already claimed several lives. On April 25, an 11-year-old boy died of heatstroke and severe dehydration in the east coast state of Kelantan. The same day,
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