52 in Penang forced out due to flooding

Wet day at school: A member of the state Civil Defence Force inspecting the flooded hallways at SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Said in Butterworth, Penang.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A dozen families comprising 52 people from Kampung Kota here have been evacuated to a temporary relief centre after their houses were hit by a flash flood on Thursday night.

Central Seberang Prai Civil Defence Force officer Captain (PA) Mohd Fadhil Fahmi Zaini said the victims were relocated to Dewan MPKK Kampung Kota after their village was flooded.