George Town hit by flash floods

GEORGE TOWN: Continuous heavy rain for more than four hours since 3am has caused several roads in the city here to be under water due to flash floods.

They included Jalan Perak, part of Jalan Masjid Negeri, part of Jalan Logan, Jalan Makloom, Kampung Makam, Jalan Sungai Pinang, Jalan Anson and Jalan Patani.

Timur Laut District Civil Defence officer (disaster and operations), Noor Mohd Saidi Noor Lajis, said that in some areas the water was about 2.9 meter causing hundreds of vehicles to be trapped in the traffic congestion which lasted for almost three hours.

"More than 300 families were also affected by the floods, but there was no order for evacuation and the water has receded," he said here.

However, he said the Civil Defence Department was still monitoring the situation.

 -Bernama