The Malaysian Meteorological Division (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning saying the northeast monsoon is predicted from November 11 this 12 months till March 2024. Throughout this era, the division expects 4 to 6 episodes of heavy rain.

It added in the course of the early section of the northeast monsoon from November 2023 to January 2024, episodes of heavy rain are anticipated to happen in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor and western Sarawak. “Nonetheless, if the monsoon rain is robust and on the similar time, there’s a low-pressure climate system, steady heavy rains can happen in different states in Malaysia,” stated MetMalaysia director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah in an official assertion.

“Steady heavy rain for a number of days might end in flooding within the low-lying and flood-risk areas,” he added. If steady heavy rain happens concurrently with excessive tides and storm surges, the danger of flooding could possibly be extra excessive. Moreover, steady and powerful northeasterly winds may cause tough seas, the chance of rising sea ranges in addition to massive waves within the waters of the South China Sea.

In the course of the finish section of the northeast monsoon from February to March 2024, the north of the peninsula (Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu); Sabah, Labuan and northern Sarawak are anticipated to expertise much less rain.

“The new and dry climate that’s anticipated to start out in March 2024 has the potential to trigger a heatwave. This case follows the El Nino, which is predicted to proceed till the center of 2024; and the constructive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which is predicted till the primary quarter of 2024,” stated Muhammad Helmi.

The division is advising the general public to arrange themselves for the northeast monsoon and to verify in for any data, recommendation or warnings it points by means of its official web site, social media pages (Fb, Twitter), myCuaca cell app (iOS, Android) or by contacting its hotline at 1-300-22-1638.

With the opportunity of flash floods being excessive in the course of the upcoming interval, motorists ought to search for an alternate route or delay/cancel their journey to minimise danger. It’s additionally essential to have Particular Perils insurance coverage protection in your car, which is an add-on that covers pure disasters and acts of God, together with floods, landslides and falling bushes.

This ensures you’re protected financially in a worst-case state of affairs, because the extra quantity you pay for Particular Perils (a share of the sum insured for the car) shall be small relative to how a lot it prices to restore your automobile broken by floodwaters.

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