'Twister' hits Kedah, damages at least eight houses

Picture taken by a salesman Loh Chin Seong, 43, on the North South Expressway heading from Pendang to Alor Star , showed the twister in the middle of a padi field.

ALOR STAR: A freak storm hit a village in Pendang, damaging around eight houses about 25km from here.

The incident occurred at about 4pm on Tuesday at Kampung Alor Besar, Mukim Ayer Putih in Pendang.