Thunderstorm damages houses, shoplots in Ipoh


Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (second from left) looking at the damage caused by the thunderstorm in Pasir Pinji, Ipoh on Thursday (April 16).

IPOH: About 80 houses and 30 shoplots in Pasir Pinji were damaged during a thunderstorm on Thursday (April 16) afternoon.

“We are still assessing how bad the damage is, ” said Pasir Pinji assemblyman Howard Lee, adding that some lampposts were also damaged due to the storm.

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