Dredging work to start at Penang rivers


Lending a hand: Civil Defence Force personnel transferring some belongings to higher ground during the flash floods at Kampung Makam in Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: Even as the water level continues to rise and flood homes in Penang, dredging work will begin along several rivers today.

Dredging work will take place along Sungai Pinang, Sungai Air Itam, Sungai Dondang, Sungai Jelutong and at the Sungai Dondang retention pond.

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