Floods hit Langkawi after heavy overnight rain

LANGKAWI: Torrential rain in the early hours of Wednesday (August 28) has led to flooding in several areas across three sub-districts of this resort island.

Langkawi Civil Defence Force (APM) district officer Captain (PA) Khairul Afzan Md Yasin reported that the Padang Matsirat public market, Kampung Limbung Putra, Kampung Atas, Kampung Batu Ara in the Padang Matsirat sub-district were affected by the floods.