Tan Kin Heng Poo, 53, shows his kitchen roof damaged in the storm. — Bernama photos
BUTTERWORTH: A storm damaged 59 houses, a police station and a bank, uprooted a tree that hit a motorcyclist and disrupted electricity supply in the district of North Seberang Perai on Sunday, according to the police.
North Seberang Perai District Police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said yesterday the storm lasted for more than an hour from 6.45pm in Butterworth, Tasek Gelugor, Teluk Air Tawar, Mak Mandin, Sungai Dua, Kepala Batas and Seri Pinang.
A house owner repairing his damaged roof after a tree fell on it.
The police received reports that the storm damaged the roofs of 59 houses, he said, adding that 13 houses were damaged in Teluk Air Tawar, 12 in Sungai Dua, 11 in Tasek Gelugor, nine in Kepala Batas, six in Mak Mandin, five in Butterworth and three in Seri Pinang.
He also said that the Sungai Dua police station was slightly damaged and a bank in Jalan Raja Uda suffered a damaged front glass panel.
Noorzainy said the police received a report that a motorcyclist was injured in Jalan Lubuk Meriam, Tasek Gelugor, after he was hit by an uprooted tree.
“The motorcyclist was rushed to the Kepala Batas Hospital and then referred to the Seberang Jaya Hospital. His condition is reported to be stable,” he said. — Bernama
Passers-by look at an uprooted tree at Taman Robina, Teluk Air Tawar.