LANGKAWI: Police have received 35 reports as at 2am yesterday on various damages during a storm which swept through the island on Friday. Langkawi police chief Supt Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said more reports were expected to be lodged as many locations on the island were affected in the incident.
“As at 2am, police have received 35 reports, among them involving damages to houses, vehicles and others. So far, we have not received any reports on the loss of lives in the storm.
“There were reports of light injuries sustained by hotel workers and residents in the area who were hit by falling branches and they had been given treatment,” he said when met at Jalan Pantai Tengah here yesterday morning.
Mohd Iqbal was at the location to monitor a cleaning up operation to remove fallen trees and power cables on the road by Langkawi Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Force and police. – Bernama
