Penang flooded again, more than 100 evacuated from villages

GEORGE TOWN — Heavy downpour overnight caused more flash floods in about 20 low lying areas in Penang on Thursday morning (Sept 21).

By noon, 108 flood victims in the villages of Teluk Kumbar were evacuated from the area after their homes were inundated. The Teluk Kumbar Community Hall was also opened as a flood shelter.

The flood water levels in Teluk Kumbar was between 80mm and 600mm.

According to a report issued by the Penang Drainage and Irrigation Department, both main rivers on the island — Sungai Pinang and Sungai Air Itam — reached warning levels of 2.33m and 6.36m, respec-tively.

As a result, a main thoroughfare, Jalan P. Ramlee, was also flooded with between 0.1m and 0.3m of water.

State executive councillor Phee Boon Poh said a tree fell along the main road of Jalan Tun Sardon in Balik Pulau, but no one was injured.

“The authorities are clearing the tree from the road as it had partially blocked the road,” he said. Over in the mainland, several areas were also flooded but no evacuations were conducted.

At 12.16pm, the Malaysian Meteorological Department issued an orange warning for heavy to moderate rains in the Malaysian states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak, which are expected to continue until Friday. MALAY MAIL ONLINE