KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an alert-level warning of continuous rain for seven districts in Terengganu until Tuesday.
In a statement, it said the districts were Kemaman, Dungun, Marang, Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Setiu and Besut.
It said weather forecast models indicated that wind convergence was expected over waters off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia until Nov 17.
“This could bring continuous rain to Terengganu during this period,” it said.
MetMalaysia also issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in nine states and Kuala Lumpur until 5pm today.
The adverse weather was expected to affect the whole of Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and Melaka.
The warning also covered parts of Kedah, including Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Sik, Padang Terap, Baling and Pokok Sena; Penang (Northeast and Southwest districts); and Perak (Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang and Muallim).
In Selangor, the affected areas were Hulu Selangor, Gombak, Petaling, Kuala Selangor and Hulu Langat, while in Negeri Sembilan, the warning covered Rembau and Port Dickson.
In Sarawak, the warning covered Kuching (Kuching and Bau), Samarahan, Betong, Sarikei (Sarikei and Pakan) and Serian (Siburan).
In Sabah, the affected areas were Kudat (Pitas and Kota Marudu), the West Coast (Ranau, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Putatan), Sandakan (Telupid and Paitan) and the Interior (Tambunan).