Newsflash : Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia 1700hours
The town of Bandar Selasih Kulim (also known as Taman Selasih ) was placed under siege today by mother nature, huffing away with a minature tornado and gusty torrential rains across the town center. Residents were taken by surprise by the sheer power of the rains and damage caused by the 50mph winds which brought the town to a standstill.

The rooftop of the Sekolah Menengah Taman Selasih was sheered across from its foundations landing its huge chunk on the pavements, missing the children having lessons in the classes. A teacher was quoted to be shivering with fear when the roof was torn apart from the library building.

Apart from uprooted trees, power lines and telecommunication cables were severed during the thunderstorm causing a total estimated damage of more than RM1.2Million with many households displaced due to uprooted rooftops.Some of the power transmission poles were broken down by the sheer power of the winds. Power supply has been slowly returned to the households amid the difficulties.

At the press time, some of the residents were collecting dinner handed out by the community from the school hall. The swift action by the Parks and Recreation Unit from the Kulim City Council cutting down the fallen trees and clearing away the debris reduced the cause of traffic woes and allowed essential maintanence crews to get the services back to norm.

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