ALOR STAR: Kedah is not likely to be hit by the second wave of floods this week as there is no warning of continuous heavy rainfall that collides with an unusual high tide phenomenon.
Kedah Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM) deputy director Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said although there will be a high tide phenomenon this week, it will be a normal phenomenon that may trigger waves up to just 2 metres high.
"At the moment we don't foresee another massive wave of floods coming to Kedah as there is no continuous heavy rainfall warning issued by MetMalaysia (Malaysia Meteorological Department) for the next few days.
"Furthermore, we are not facing an unusual high tide phenomenon this week, unlike in September when continuous heavy rainfall collided with a supermoon which triggered higher tides up to three metres high," he said when contacted today.
Suhaimi explained that last week's floods that ravaged the state were caused by continuous heavy rainfall as warned by MetMalaysia's Continuous Rain Warning (Danger Level) for Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak from Nov 27 to Dec 1.
The floods have displaced over 8,000 people from seven districts, including Padang Terap, Sik, Kota Star, and Kubang Pasu.
"The continuous heavy rainfall has led to a large amount of water from upstream rushing down, causing rivers to overflow.
"We expect the flood situation will improve in the next few days due to fair weather," he said.
In September, the northern states were ravaged by floods that were believed to have been triggered by the supermoon.
The supermoon and spring tides caused higher-than-normal sea levels.
The phenomenon happened when the moon was at perigee, which is when it's closest to the Earth, and the sun, moon, and Earth were aligned.
This combination increased the moon's gravitational pull on the Earth's oceans, causing higher tides.