{
  "id": 3903273,
  "title": "Heavy rain and strong winds expected across Johor, Sabah and Sarawak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/heavy-rain-and-strong-winds-expected-across-johor-sabah-and-sarawak-3903273",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/28/heavy-rain-and-strong-winds-expected-across-johor-sabah-and-sarawak/233011"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm warning across Johor, Sabah, and Sarawak until 4:00 pm today. This warning impacts specific locations within these states. In Johor, the warning covers Pontian, Kulai, Johor Bahru, and Kota Tinggi. Sarawak's affected areas include Bintulu, Sebauh, Miri, Subis, Beluru, Marudi, Mukah, Dalat, and Matu. Sabah's warned regions are Kuala Penyu, Beaufort, Membakut, Keningau, Tambunan, Tenom in the Interior division, and Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, and Kota Belud along the West Coast. Additionally, Labuan is included in the warning.\n\nResidents in these zones are advised to prepare for thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds. The MetMalaysia issues such warnings when rainfall intensity surpasses 20 mm/hour or if storms are expected to last over an hour. These thunderstorm warnings are valid for up to six hours from the time they are issued. The public is urged to stay informed about subsequent alerts and to take appropriate measures to safeguard against flash floods, strong winds, and lightning.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning cov...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Heavy rain and strong winds expected across Johor, Sabah and Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/heavy-rain-and-strong-winds-expected-across-johor-sabah-and-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-08-28T05:35:36.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/summer-shock-heavy-rain-thunderstorms-and-flooding-on-the-way",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}