MetMalaysia issues alert on approaching tropical storm Yinxing, no immediate threat to Malaysia

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 5 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued an advisory on tropical storm Yinxing that is moving north-westward with maximum wind speeds reaching up to 111 kilometers an hour (km/h).

The department said in a statement that the tropical storm was located at a latitude of 15.8 north and a longitude of 128.2 east, approximately 581km northeast of Naga City, the Philippines.

The statement added that the distance of the tropical storm from the nearest town is 1,586km to north-east Kudat, Sabah and it does not pose a significant threat to Malaysia