Over 300 houses in Ipoh damaged in whirlwind caused by freak storm


IPOH: Over 300 houses here were affected during the freak storm that hit the city on Sunday (Jan 30) evening.

A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said they have received reports that a whirlwind occurred between 6pm and 6.30pm whereby the houses in several areas were damaged.

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