Earth Watch Report - Storms - Extreme Weather
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| 14.06.2013 | Extreme Weather | Malaysia | Pulau Pinang, [Seberang Perai region] |  |  |
Extreme Weather in Malaysia on Friday, 14 June, 2013 at 10:25 (10:25 AM) UTC.
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| More than 100 houses in Seberang Perai (SP) Utara, SP Tengah and SP Selatan were damaged in a thunderstorm last night. During the 7.30pm thunderstorm, the roofs of many houses were either flown away or damaged by strong winds. Seberang Jaya state assemblyman Dr Afif Bahardin said in his area alone, 68 houses suffered damages due to the thunderstorm. Among areas affected were Taman Tun Hussein, Taman Siakap, Taman Tenggiri and Permatang Rawa, he said. "I have advised those whose houses were damaged to lodge a police report to ease the process of providing assistance," he told reporters, here, today. Seberang Perai Selatan police chief Supt Shafien Mamat when contacted by Bernama said police have received two reports so far. He added that according to reports received, 10 houses in Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat and Taman Seruling had suffered damages. Other areas affected are Butterworth, Kepala Batas, Bukit Mertajam but no casualties were reported. However, in George Town two people were killed and five others injured when a giant antenna pole came crushing down in MaCalister Road during the thunderstorm, crushing a lorry and seven cars. |
Freak Storm Rips Through Penang
Penang was in chaos yesterday as an hour-long thunderstorm wreaked havoc in several areas here, killing two people and injuring nine.
One of the dead was identified as 46-year-old Jahir Hussain Sulaiman, a co-driver of a lorry carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders who was crushed by a falling pole. Jahir is believed to have died of head injuries after his lorry was hit by a 40m section of a pole which ran alongside the 21-storey Menara Umno in Jalan Macalister.
In Air Itam, 32-year-old farmer Wong Tze Chow died after being hit by a falling tree on his way home from work.
The 6:45pm thunderstorm resulted in traffic congestion all over the state. Six cars were seen crushed by the giant white pole, which officials said was a lightning conductor. Old trees all over the island were uprooted and fell on vehicles as well as private and public properties.
One of the victims, who wished to be identified as Nur, 26, said she was driving to her office in Prai Industrial Zone from here when she heard a loud crack on the left of the road. She said, “It was raining heavily and suddenly a huge tree crashed on the windscreen of my car. I rushed out from the car and I am grateful that I was not injured”.
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