INTERACTIVE: Kedah gets the brunt of the hot weather


PETALING JAYA: Kedah is the hottest state in Malaysia so far this year. Most or 67% of hot weather alerts are involving areas in the northern state.

A total of 368 high temperature alerts were issued for various districts nationwide by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) between January and March this year.

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