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ST Explains: Cyclone Senyar was rare for S-E Asia – could a storm like it ever hit Singapore?

It was whipped up by a mass of circulating air from a monsoon surge in the northern part of the Strait of Malacca.

Cars submerged by floodwaters at the town of Kangar, state of Perlis, Malaysia, 28 November 2025. The rare tropical storm ‘Senyar’ was expected to bring persistent heavy rain and strong winds to the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, raising the risk of several days of adverse weather. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL

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