KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has reported that a tropical storm, detected approximately 1,402 km northwest of Kudat, may lead to drier weather conditions and reduced rainfall in the region.
In a Tropical Storm Advisory issued at 5.45 pm, the department said the storm was moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of five kilometres per hour (km/h), with maximum wind speeds reaching 83 km/h.
Based on observations at 5pm on Thursday (June 12), MetMalaysia stated that the tropical storm was located approximately 231km northeast of Da Nang, Vietnam. – Bernama
