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40°C threshold for ‘heatwave emergency’

By JOSEPH KAOS JR.

PUTRAJAYA: The Government will declare a “heatwave emergency” if the temperature in an area exceeds 40°C for seven days or more.

The move is tops in a list of measures in the new heatwave “action plan” that was approved by the Cabinet on Friday.

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