Penang sees first major flood since 2017


Major clean-up: Villagers cleaning their home after a flash flood hit their village in Kampung Lada, Bayan Lepas yesterday. (Right) The two-hour downpour also caused flooding at the Penang International Airport. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Some might call it fair warning from Mother Nature.

With just two hours of pelting rain from 7am yesterday morning, retiree Mohd Farid Mohd Zarus, 60, found his house in Kampung Lada, Bayan Lepas, waist-deep in water.

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