Penang, Kedah brace for floods

Gear up: Motorcyclists stopping along the Penang Bridge to take shelter and to put on their raincoats as a heavy shower hits the area. — KT GOH/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang and Kedah are on full alert as Malaysia braces for the La Nina season which is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flooding until December.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said all technical agencies and rescue teams had been mobilised.