Haze is likely to return from June to September, with the country facing drier conditions and less rainfall. Read more at straitstimes.com.
is expected to last until June, with high temperatures felt throughout the country, said the national meteorological department.Haze is also likely to return from June to September as a result of the drier conditions and hot weather, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
On April 25, an 11-year-old boy died of heatstroke and severe dehydration in the east coast state of Kelantan. The same day, a 19-month-old toddler died of severe dehydration, also in Kelantan. Ms B.R. Dhillon, 37, who works as a chef, said: “This is the first time that I felt that Kuala Lumpur was scorching hot after coming back from Manchester. It feels like a sauna.”
He added that the mercury is expected to hover between 32 deg C and 35 deg C during this period, higher than the usual temperatures of between 32 deg C and 33 deg C. Meanwhile, peat fires on the eastern coast of Kelantan had worried residents, as they experienced respiratory problems after the fires started. Health experts in Malaysia said the number of people seeking medical attention for respiratory issues had risen as they sought treatment for sudden asthma attacks, wheezing, breathlessness and allergic rhinitis.
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