Malaysia Rules Out Need to Declare Heat Wave Emergency: Mail
A girl drinks water under the hot sun in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. on May 9.
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Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government does not see a need to declare a heat wave emergency despite the country currently experiencing a spell of hot weather, Malay Mail reported.
The authorities are monitoring the situation and the government may reconsider if the temperature reaches 40C (104F), the newspaper reported, citing a briefing by Zahid after chairing the National Disaster Management Agency meeting on Tuesday.