GEORGE TOWN: The floods in Penang are worsening by the minute, with residents in affected areas trapped in their inundated homes, or unable to carry out their daily routines. "I did not even have breakfast, and now I have no choice but to stay in my car until the water subsides," he said when met at Jalan Perak today. Student Siti Hasnah Shamsudin, 14, who had to go to school at SMK Abdullah Munshi at Jalan P Ramlee to sit for a test, was ferried by boat to class. Amongst the worst-affected areas are Jalan Lumba Kuda, Jalan P Ramlee and Jalan Masjid Negeri. "We are trying to retrieve the cars with help from the Public Works Department and the Penang Island City Council.

Source: New Strait Times September 15, 2017 03:33 UTC