City councils to keep close watch on all trees

GEORGE TOWN: The million-plus trees under the care of local city councils are being closely monitored amid the unpredictable gusts of strong wind in Penang.

The scrutiny on tree management followed an incident on Sunday, where a mother and her young son narrowly missed being crushed to death by a falling tree along Jalan Macalister, a road in the city famed for being lined with large shady trees.