Days are much cooler now


Getting wet: A motorcyclist parking her bike along Lorong Kulit in George Town. — WAN MOHIZAN WAN HUSSEIN / The Star

PETALING JAYA: Frequent rains in the past few days are signs that the effects of El Nino, which is responsible for the protracted dry spell, especially in the northern region of the peninsula, may finally be abating.

Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Datuk Che Gayah Ismail said El Nino was weakening and the rain was also doing its part in lowering the temperature.

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