A tempest flays the north

By K. SUTHAKAR, ALEX TENG, ARNOLD LOH, TAN SIN CHOW, CHONG KAH YUAN, LOGEISWARY THEVADASS, CRYSTAL CHIAM SHIYING, LO TERN CHERN, INTAN AMALINA MOHD ALI, G.C. TAN, N. TRISHA, R. SEKARAN, M. SIVANANTHA SHARMA, FARIK ZOLKEPLI, SYED AZHAR and RAHIMY RAHIM.

In dire straits: George Town city submerged in water following the flashflood that resulted from the downpour. — Bernama

GEORGE TOWN: When the storm hit, everyone in the north prayed it would soon blow over.

Instead, things just got worse as the storm grew into a tempest, leaving Penangites and Kedahans reeling from floods the likes of which they had never seen in recent times.

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