Kampung Sungai Tiram resident Rohani Hamidon, 63, (centre) together with her family members, Zaliha Yaacob, 28, and Shah Ahza Putra Zaindra,12, sorting out soaked clothing at their house after the flood.
PENANG’S drainage system is unable to cope with heavy rain falling within a short period of time, said state Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow.
He said the cause of flooding in the state on Sunday night was due to the “very heavy and continuous downpour”.
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