Penangites warned of serious water shortage


Keeping cool with a coconut: People drinking fresh coconut water at a stall in Abu Siti Lane in George Town.

GEORGE TOWN: The Chinese New Year celebration is over but the hot and dry spell is here to stay right until May.

According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department’s website, the hot weather could be due to the El Nino phenomenon in the country.

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