PETALING JAYA: The severity of the heatwave inflicting the country can be summed up by this statistic – there were 648 Level 1 and Level 2 heatwave alerts issued from February to March 28.
A Level 1 heatwave status indicates daily maximum temperatures of between 35°C and 37°C, and Level 2 is between 37°C and 40°C, for three consecutive days.
