In Pictures: Heatwave in Malaysia
A heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon is severely affecting food production and causing chronic water shortage in many countries. In Malaysia, the sweltering heat has reportedly slowed vegetable production, leading to price hikes, and forced the temporary closure of schools to protect children.
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Children walk along the dry banks of the Pahang river in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016, as schools remain closed due to an ongoing heatwave.
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Eric Chong, owner of Green Acres farm near Georgetown, Penang, shows the dried flowers from his durian trees on April 11, 2016. Durian supply is expected to drop by about 40 per cent this year due to the hot weather.
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A buffalo eats grass hidden under a cover of dead leaves as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Temerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016.
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Children collect water from a drain at Kampung Batu Layar at Pulau Banggi, where it is getting more difficult for islanders to get water from the single spring in Kampung Timbang Dayang, on April 11, 2016. Authorities are hoping rainfall forecast over the following days will reach the island.
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A child plays in a river to cool off as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016.
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Dead fish are pictured on the dry banks of the Pahang river during the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016.
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Children play in a river to cool off as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Temerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016.
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Water level at the Bukit Malut dam in Kedah state was at 70.9m on April 8, 2016. It will reach critical level at 50.5m.
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