MetMalaysia Issues Advisory On Typhoon Mekkhala, No Threat To Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an advisory on Typhoon Mekkhala, which was detected about 1,616 kilometres (km) northeast of Kudat, Sabah. 

In a statement today, MetMalaysia’s National Weather and Geophysics Operations Centre said the typhoon was located about 460 km northeast of Luzon, the Philippines. 

Based on observations at 5 pm today, the typhoon is moving northwest at a speed of 10 km/h and may reach a maximum wind speed of up to 185 km/h. 

“There is no significant impact on Malaysia,” it said. 

-- BERNAMA