Penang pays high price in storm havoc


X: Pupils of SJK (C) Convent Datuk Keramat seen wading the flood water. (pic from social media

GEORGE TOWN: Many Malaysians had a small taste of how ravaging a tropical storm can be when the tailwind of Typhoon Doksuri, now lashing Vietnam, swept across the north of the peninsula.

Kedah, Perlis and Penang were hit by the downpour that the tailwind brought, which lasted from Thursday night until yesterday evening.

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