Hot spell reduces Sg Golok to a stream

Stark difference: People wading in the increasingly dry Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang.

RANTAU PANJANG: The El Nino effect in this district is so severe that it has reduced Sungai Golok to a stream.

The river divides Kelantan and Thailand and it is now especially easy for those wanting to cross the border without a passport to do so.