Getting soaked on CNY


Blocked path: Residents at Kampung Pengkalan near Alor Gajah were left stranded due to flash floods.

PETALING JAYA: The Year of the Fire Monkey is off to a wet start with the weatherman predicting isolated rainfall and thunderstorms in many parts of Malaysia on the first day of Chinese New Year.

Despite the fire element in the Chinese zodiac sign, the nation looks set to experience cooling weather from the rain instead of warm sunshine.

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