Effects of hot and dry spell evident in Penang

Dry landscape: Padang Brown showing the effects of the heat in Penang on Monday. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE scorching heat in Penang has led to grass patches turning brown and water levels at dams plunging drastically.

Despite the short spells of rain in the evening over the past few days, the weather forecast said heavy rain was not expected until the end of March.