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Landslides hit Balik Pulau as monsoon rains lash Penang

By R. SEKARAN
Photo: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

BALIK PULAU: Jalan Tun Sardon here has been closed for 48 hours after several landslides struck the hilly stretch following continuous heavy rain.

Penang infrastructure and transport committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said 17 collapses were detected along the P14 state road, with some sections badly damaged.

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