More rain expected due to La Nina


PETALING JAYA: Weather experts have cautioned about a wet year-end with more rainfall brought about by the ongoing La Nina phenomenon. Compared with two decades ago, they said the Malaysian climate and weather had become more variable.

Given the effect of La Nina, climatologist Prof Dr Fredolin Tangang said the risk of widespread flooding, especially on the east coast of peninsula Malaysia, was very high.

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