MetMsia: Be prepared for a wet Christmas

Rescue job: Residents crossing the river by boat after a bridge in Kampung Pasir Jering, Kuala Krai, Kelantan, collapsed due to floods, cutting off some 500 residents in the area. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: A wet Christmas is expected this year as frequent and incessant rain has been forecast for eastern peninsular states, western Sarawak and eastern Sabah, according to the Malaysian Metrological Department (MetMalaysia).

Its director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah advised holidaymakers to avoid going into the sea on the peninsular east coast and east Sabah due to rough seas and high waves.