KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an advisory on a tropical storm (Chaba) which was detected at the latitude of 15.7 north and longitude 114.1 east, approximately 531km southeast of Wenqu, Hainan Island, China.
MetMalaysia in a statement today informed that the storm was moving west at a speed of 15km per hour (km/h) with a maximum wind speed of 65km/h.
According to MetMalaysia, the distance of the tropical storm from the nearest town is about 1,025km northwest of Kudat, Sabah, and it does not pose any significant threat to Malaysia. – BERNAMA
