Clean up in Penang begins following Friday's heavy downpour


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 04 Oct 2014

MPPP workers washing Jalan P. Ramlee of mud

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) workers started early on Saturday, cleaning up areas hit hard by the previous night's heavy rain and resulting flash floods.

State Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the rainfall accumulated from Friday’s storm was one of the highest in the past 20 years, a record of 110mm for the whole day.

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