El Nino heatwave hits Malaysia
More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed April 11 due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon that is severely affecting food production and causing chronic water shortages in many countries.
- Children walk along the dry banks of the Pahang river as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Temerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man drinks water along the dry banks of the Pahang river as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- 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. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- 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. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Children play along the dry banks of the Pahang river as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- 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. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman looks for river shells called “etok” along the banks of the Pahang river during an ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- A young girl sits next to her mother in the river to cool off as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Villagers walk along the dry banks of the Pahang river as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- 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. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- A dead fish is seen on the dry banks of the Pahang river during the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Children walk along the dry banks of the Pahang river as schools remain closed due to the ongoing heatwave in Termerloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 11, 2016. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)