GEORGE TOWN: Traffic came to a standstill after a downpour swept through several areas in Penang, including Bandar Baru Air Itam, Bayan Lepas and Air Itam.
Rising water levels were also recorded at Lebuhraya Thean Teik, Jalan Masjid Negeri, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Zoo in Air Itam and Scotland Road.
Engineer M.H Wong said that the water reached knee-level at about 5pm in Lebuhraya Thean Teik.
"I was stuck in a traffic jam in front of All Seasons Place for more than an hour,” he said when contacted.
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