GEORGE TOWN: When the storm hit, everyone in the north prayed it would soon blow over. Instead, things just got worse as the storm grew into a tempest, leaving Penangites and Kedahans reeling from floods the likes of which they had never seen in recent times. Floodwaters were up to 3m high in mainland Penang following the storm that started on Saturday afternoon and ended yesterday morning. A newly built hillside road collapsed in Tanjung Bungah at 1.40am, taking with it parts of yet-to-be-occupied luxury houses. Until 6pm yesterday, many parts of Bukit Mertajam and the rest of Central Seberang Prai were still cut off as roads remained flooded.

Source: The Star November 05, 2017 23:15 UTC