KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — There will be no more continuous heavy rainfall for the week ahead, a senior meteorologist said today, news which would be welcomed by more than 140,000 people displaced by floods in peninsular Malaysia.
Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip from the National Weather Centre said the fourth episode of the northeastern monsoon that had been wreaking havoc across eight states ended today, though he added that another round of non-stop heavy rainfall was still expected at some point.
“There is nothing for the week ahead but beyond that, we couldn’t say yet,” he told Malay Mail Online today.
He also said the heavy deluge will continue throughout the month of January in the peninsula, although it would be less severe than in November and December.
“But Sabah and Sarawak will have more rainfall than average month,” he said.
The senior weatherman also said the tropical storm Jangmi which is expected to cause bad weather in the coastal areas of Kudat, West Coast, Sandakan and Pedalaman will dissipated in the Sulu Sea by tomorrow.
He added that the storm will not reach the peninsula as forecasted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agency.
As of 5pm today, there are still 146,540 evacuees in peninsular Malaysia.
Kelantan is still leading with 81,458 people displaced, Pahang 46,185 and Terengganu 11,645.
Perak still has 7,114 and Johor 138 evacuees.
