{
  "id": 3960345,
  "title": "37 dams at normal level, one critical amid El Nino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/37-dams-at-normal-level-one-critical-amid-el-nino",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:11:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1520878/37-dams-normal-level-one-critical-amid-el-nino"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Water levels at 37 of the 49 major dams supplying raw water to Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) in Peninsular Malaysia and the Federal Territory of Labuan remain at normal levels as the country faces the El Nino phenomenon.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : El Nino: Water Levels At 37 Dams Normal, Nine At Warning Level, One Critical - SPAN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/general-el-nino-water-levels-at-37-dams-normal-nine-at-warning-level",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:33:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "SPAN: One dam critical, nine at warning level as El Nino puts pressure on Malaysia’s raw water reserves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/span-one-dam-critical-nine-at-warning-level-as-el-nino-puts-pressure",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:25:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}