By Jerry Choong
SHAH ALAM, April 19 — The inclement weather in several districts in Selangor continues as the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) predicts it will last until later tonight.
In a statement issued at 6.10 pm, it said the districts include Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Hulu Langat.
Other states and areas which will also experience heavy rains, strong winds and thunderstorms include Penang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Labuan as well as Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan.
"Similarly Kedah (Langkawi, Padang Terap, Yan, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu) Pahang (Tanah Tinggi Cameron, Lipis, Raub, Jerantut, Bentong, Temerloh and Rompin) Negeri Sembilan (Jelebu, Seremban, Port Dickson, Kuala Pilah, Rembau and Tampin)
and Johor (Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru) will also be affected.
"In East Malaysia, Sarawak's affected areas include Kapit (Belaga), Miri (Beluru, Telang Usan and Marudi) dan Limbang while in Sabah it is Pedalaman, Pantai Barat (Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran and Ranau) and Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran and Sandakan)," said the agency.
The strong weather is expected to persist until 9pm.
MetMalaysia issues warnings whenever signs indicate a thunderstorm with a rain intensity exceeding 20 mm that is close to or is expected to occur for more than an hour.
A thunderstorm warning is a short-term warning valid for a period not exceeding six hours for a single release.
