Seven-minute freak storm leaves trail of destruction


All thats left: Kampung Pasir Puteh villagers salvaging items from their destroyed home following the storm.

PASIR GUDANG: Housewife Siti Nur Sharinah Mohamad was resting in the bedroom with her four-year-old son when the zinc roof of her house in Kampung Pasir Puteh here was suddenly blown off by strong winds.

The freak storm, which struck at around 2.30pm on Friday, lasted only seven minutes but left a trail of destruction in the village, damaging the homes of 80 families.

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