GEORGE TOWN: Flash floods inundated a large section of a village here today following continuous overnight rain.
A check at the site showed that knee-deep flood waters had swept past the low-lying village, causing damage to household items.
Residents from some 15 houses at Block K of Kampung Batu Maung were furious when floodwaters gushed into their homes for the third time this year about 7am.
Suhaimi Saidin, 37, was saddened about the recurring flash floods in the village neighborhood and blamed the ongoing highway development as the root cause of the floods.
Showing picture of his house interior inundated by flood waters when met, Suhaimi lamented his misfortune.
"This flood this morning is the worst of its kind.
"My house is filled with filth and mud and the furniture and bedding has been submerged in murky water," he said.
Another resident, Zahara Arshad, 61, said the she was jolted from her sleep when the flood waters swept into her house.
"I had a shock when the water gushed into my house.
"The ongoing highway project and a landed property project off the village have caused the earth drainage to overflow due to the excessive quantity of the rainwater irrigation system" she said.
The cleanup process is in full swing.
Civil Defence Department members chipped in to help the villages scrape off the mud stuck at the open compound.
Batu Maung assemblyman Datuk Abdul Malik Abul Kassim was at the scene to inspect the damages to the property.
The water level receded about 9am.