Parts of Tanjung Bungah inundated after downpour


Fleeing to dry ground: Residents evacuating their flood-hit home in Tanjung Bungah during the downpour. — Photo courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department

GEORGE TOWN: A storm in the northern coast of Penang island caused flash floods in various parts of Tanjung Bungah here after a two-hour downpour.

The storm, which brought heavy rain from 8am to 10am yesterday, caused flash floods at villages in Batu Ferringhi, Tanjung Bungah and Tanjung Tokong.

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