‘Only three-day storm warning’

Digital edge: Khairul (centre) and Helmi (right) showing the resources available at the Disaster Control Centre at the Special Malaysian Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) programme to the media, in Puchong, Selangor. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Early warnings on possible major floods can only be issued about three days in advance, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

Its director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said the current technology and prediction modules allow for a prediction to be made between one and three days before the event of heavy rainfall.