Yesterday’s thunderstorm caused havoc in some housing areas in Penang.
According to State Exco for Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning, Jagdeep Singh Deo the unexpected heavy rain and wind gust yesterday at a top speed of 68km/h.
“It is unfortunate some nearly 25 areas throughout the Island saw many trees uprooted and several houses with their roofs blown off within an hour.
“We are thankful no injuries were recorded. I would like to take this opportunity today to thank our agencies in Penang which includes 130 officers from both our City Councils and other agencies such as PDRM, BOMBA and APM for their immediate action to assist so as to clear the debris so as to avoid inconvenience to the public, which they cleared in a matter of 4 hours as of last night.
“This shows we have to continue to be prepared to weather the climate crisis which is part and parcel of our agenda, which includes our Penang City Council Smart Environment Strategic Plan for Maintenance of trees whereby since 2021, we have already ensured maintenance of some 40,000 trees on the Island,” said Jagdeep.
He also visited Taman Manggis Apartment to oversee the final clearing of the debris by the Council workers. Also present was Penang Island City Council secretary Rajendran.
