Huge waves hit Penang
coast, public warned to
stay away
Visitors to the Bagan Ajam R&R stop of the Butterworth Outer Ring Road have been advised not to approach the beach area.
Highway operator Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (Penang) Sdn Bhd has since warned the public to stay away from the beach area due to the dangerous weather and high waves, which even reached the back of the Bagan Ajam rest and recreation area (R&R).
LLB stated in a Facebook post.Visitors to the R&R stop are advised not to approach the beach area,
Videos circulating on social media showed huge waves flooding shops and stalls in Pantai Bersih and the R&R area, resulting in the collapse of a restaurant floor. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Other areas, like Padang Kota’s Medan Renong food court, were also affected as seawater overflowed.
Traders and customers scrambled to save their belongings, and the Penang City Council (MBPP)’s workers cleaned the food court by 3.45pm.
Penang local government, town and country planning committee chairman H’ng Mooi Lye said special units from MBPP and Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) were operating round-the-clock to handle complaints.
Since Sunday, 150 incidents of fallen trees have been reported in MBPP’s administrative area and 65 in MBSP’s.
The public can contact the MBPP and MBSP hotlines for emergencies and are advised to stay vigilant.
In Kuantan, Che Zakariah Che Ali, 68, was killed when a tree fell at a camping site at Pantai Balok, Beserah.
Kuantan police chief Wan Zahari Wan Busu said the man, from Felda Cerul 2, Kemaman, Terengganu, was camping with his family there.
The man’s granddaughter, Nurul Amni Aisyah Mohamad Afiq, 7, was injured and treated at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan.
They were part of 13 relatives who started camping there from yesterday.
Meanwhile, five vehicles were damaged when a big tree fell on them near a hotel in Genting Highlands this afternoon.
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