Hot weather pummels outdoor workers

Battling the heat: Food delivery rider Muhd Firdaus keeping himself hydrated before delivering his customers’ orders in Bayan Baru, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: For those whose livelihoods involve working outdoors, the gripping heat worsened by the El Nino weather phenomenon is taking its toll.

Hot afternoons deter 26-year-old food delivery rider Nurafiqah Ahmad Termizi from taking orders all day long.