Tidal waves lash Penang, Langkawi
Tidal waves lash Penang, Langkawi: "KUALA LUMPUR (AFP/AP) - At least 28 people were drowned and many others were missing after tidal waves sparked by a huge earthquake in Indonesia hit two Malaysian resort islands Sunday, officials said.
The worst-hit island was Penang, where at least 16 people -- including two foreigners -- were killed and up to 30 fishing boats were missing, Penang Civil Defence Director Mohamad Johari Mohamad Taufik told AFP.
On the popular resort island of Langkawi a 70-year-old man confined to a wheelchair drowned in his home when it flooded and he could not escape, district police chief Abdul Halim Abdullah said."
The worst-hit island was Penang, where at least 16 people -- including two foreigners -- were killed and up to 30 fishing boats were missing, Penang Civil Defence Director Mohamad Johari Mohamad Taufik told AFP.
On the popular resort island of Langkawi a 70-year-old man confined to a wheelchair drowned in his home when it flooded and he could not escape, district police chief Abdul Halim Abdullah said."
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