GEORGE TOWN: Several main roads in Bayan Baru were flooded after a heavy downpour this evening.
Social media has been filled with photos and videos showing flash floods along Jalan Mahsuri and Mayang Pasir.
Several cars and motorcycles parked near the SPICE Convention Centre were also submerged in the rising waters.
The rain continues to fall in several areas across the state.
Malaysia is currently experiencing the northeast monsoon, which has already caused major flooding in nine states during the first wave of floods.
Netizens claim that flash floods in Bayan Baru are not a new issue.
Nanny Qalisha expressed frustration, asking when the problem would be addressed.
"When it rains for a long time, the water level rises. This has happened not just once or twice before. Some of the children who used to play in the floodwaters back then are now fathers themselves.
"The drains remain the same, despite the many flats in the area. The drains need to be widened," she said.