GEORGE TOWN: Residents of Hong Seng Estate in Tanjung Tokong here thought it was going to be another ordinary night of heavy showers on Friday. However, they were shocked when they saw cracks on their walls later that night at about 2.30am. About three houses on the same row also had cracks on their walls, with the corner lot suffering the worst damage with nearly one third of the house covered with cracks. He said minor cracks happened back in 2008 but the cracks were fixed with an adhesive substance. "The river had been turned into a drain below the back lane of the affected row of houses.

Source: New Strait Times September 30, 2017 08:48 UTC