GEORGE TOWN: Businessman Liew Hock Beng had always wanted his parents to move away from their house near a slope in Paya Terubong, which is prone to landslides. On Sept 15, Ah Kiew, 83, suffered a spinal injury near his neck while escaping from a rain-triggered landslide which destroyed his house. Hock Beng said he had told his parents to stay with him in Solok Tembaga, Island Glades. Hock Beng said he could not rush his father to Penang Hospital due to the floods and traffic jam on that day. Ah Kiew was sent to a private hospital in Bayan Baru instead.

Source: The Star September 23, 2017 23:26 UTC