GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government today announced a one-off RM400 payment to building owners or families affected by last Friday's massive flash floods. In making the announcement, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng stressed that the payment was not a precedent, but a one-off payment following the 'extraordinary downpour' due to the Doksuri Typhoon. The DAP-led state government had been called on by various quarters to take responsibility and act swiftly in mitigating the frequent flash flood problems in the state. Lim said the state government, however, would not find excuses, avoid, hide or run away from its duty and responsibilities in facing the serious flash flood problems. Lim said the state government had also approved a two-pronged step -- namely to finish and continue with the state government and its agencies' RM405 million flood mitigation projects and to carry out the RM1.4 million flood mitigation projects announced previously.

Source: New Strait Times September 20, 2017 06:56 UTC