MCA spokesperson Saw Yee Fung has lambasted the Penang state government, saying it failed to mitigate flash floods and that residents of areas like Batu Maung were being tormented every time it rains.

This was after scores of houses in several areas on the island were hit by flash floods following heavy rains from 10pm yesterday.

State Environment and Welfare Committee chairperson Phee Boon Poh confirmed that...