Working group to manage hot and dry situation


PUTRAJAYA: With Malaysia bracing for spells of hot and dry weather due to the El Nino phenomenon, the National Disaster Manage­ment Agency has set up a dedicated working group to manage the situation.

The agency’s director-general Datuk Zaitun Ab Samad said the working group would meet periodically to monitor the hot and dry situation and coordinate immediate action.

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