GEORGE TOWN, Jan 5 – After non-stop rain, flash floods have struck some two dozen areas in Penang today again just five days into the New Year. Among the affected areas were Jalan P. Ramlee, Kg Tomb, Kimberley Expressway, Cecil Expressway, Jalan Sg Ujong, Jalan Magazine, Jalan Mcnair, Jalan Campbell and Jalan Wring Cord, among other places.
Sungai Pinang is reported to have reached its warning level of 2.53mm, while Sungai Air Itam is at its alert level of 6.1mm. A high tide of 2.34mm was also reported at 2.48am today. Heavy rain and strong winds in Penang and other states are expected to continue this morning, with the Malaysian Meteorological Department released a thunderstorm warning notice at 5:20am.
Today’s floods come after record rainfall on November 4 and 5 last year, Penang experienced massive flooding, which temporarily displaced some 5,000 people and caused landslides. Last month, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng declared that the state had mostly recovered from the massive floods that struck a month prior. — PN
