GEORGE TOWN: Penang's existing drainage system was unable to cope with the intense rainfall over a 15-hour period, which eventually led to floods which crippled parts of the state. State Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said that its drainage systems were incapable of containing rising waters from flowing onto the roads. He said the state also recorded its highest ever rainfall, with a 372mm intensity at the Pajak Song station. Given these conditions, I admit that our drainage systems were unable to contain the water,"he told a press conference today. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who was also at the press conference, believes Penang was partially hit by Typhoon Damrey, which had struck Vietnam hours before.

Source: New Strait Times November 05, 2017 07:30 UTC