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GEORGE TOWN: Flash floods hit a short stretch of the recently-opened Bukit Kukus bypass road today after scupper drains became clogged with dried leaves and rubbish following heavy rain.
The Relau-bound stretch of the road was under about a foot of water at 6.15pm today. A video clip posted by a passing motorist showed a car stuck in the water after it waded through the flood, while a motorcycle was seen making a detour in the wrong direction.
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Council workers were seen clearing and removing the debris from the affected section and a Penang Island City Council spokesman said water was able to flow out of the drains after the clean-up.
Last month, piles of litter were spotted along the bypass road just two weeks after it opened, prompting the council to plead to road users to stop littering.
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The council spokesman said cleaners cleared the drains regularly and inspected them after the last heavy rainfall. - FMT
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