PENANG: The early warning system adopted by beach hotels here has proven to be effective in averting casualties or massive damage to their properties during the tidal waves that pounded the state’s coastal areas on Sunday.
Malaysian Association of Hotels (Penang chapter) crisis media centre co-ordinator Suleiman Tunku Abdul Rahman said lifeguards at the Baywatch tower in front of Shangri-la’s Golden Sands Resort in Batu Feringghi noticed rough and choppy waters on Sunday noon.
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