Penang sees 20 sinkholes, 68 landslides

Disaster check: JKR personnel in this file photo inspecting a large sinkhole on Jalan Datuk Ismil Hashim in Sungai Ara, Bayan.

GEORGE TOWN: If the numerous reports of sinkholes and landslides in the state have made Penangites feel as though there has been “too much rain” this year, the figures now confirm it.A data table in the state assembly shows 20 sinkholes recorded in 2025, compared with just eight last year.

Penang also saw a whopping 68 landslides compared with 28 last year.