Heavy rainfall set to subside


You’re very cute: Tengku Mahkota of Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah playing with baby Nur Isha Damia Mohd Radi. Looking on are his wife Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and the baby’s mother, Siti Hijriah Mat Yunus. They were visiting a flood relief centre in Kampung Sri Damai, Kuantan. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The heavy rainfall in Pa­­hang and Johor are expected to subside soon, prompting a downgrade from Red Alert to Orange Alert by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

MetMalaysia director-general Alui Bahari said the weather had calmed down and heavy rainfall in these areas is only expected to last until today.

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