KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (Bernama) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had never issued a warning of an imminent tsunami within the next 36 hours in the Borneo, as reported in the social media.
According to a spokesman from the National Tsunami Early Warning Centre of the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the agency did not issue such a warning or detect any earthquake in the region.
"We had checked with JMA and they did not issue such a warning whether on tsunami or earthquake," he told Bernama Thursday night.
The spokesman however, did not rule out the possibility of strong winds and heavy rain in Sabah.
Meanwhile, Sabah Meteorological Department director Abdul Malek Tussin said the department had also not issued any warnings of a tsunami.
"I do not understand how such a report has come out," he said.
The social media was abuzz with news that there would be a tsunami in Borneo within the next 36 hours, causing panic among people living in Borneo, especially Sabah.
The Facebook posting was still around when Bernama carried out a check on the internet.
According to a spokesman from the National Tsunami Early Warning Centre of the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the agency did not issue such a warning or detect any earthquake in the region.
"We had checked with JMA and they did not issue such a warning whether on tsunami or earthquake," he told Bernama Thursday night.
The spokesman however, did not rule out the possibility of strong winds and heavy rain in Sabah.
Meanwhile, Sabah Meteorological Department director Abdul Malek Tussin said the department had also not issued any warnings of a tsunami.
"I do not understand how such a report has come out," he said.
The social media was abuzz with news that there would be a tsunami in Borneo within the next 36 hours, causing panic among people living in Borneo, especially Sabah.
The Facebook posting was still around when Bernama carried out a check on the internet.
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