ON Dec 26, 2004, the Asian tsunami struck and the Pearl of the Orient was not spared.
Penang was the hardest hit state among others in Malaysia when the tsunami raged in this part of the world. It was triggered by a 9.3 magnitude undersea earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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