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  "id": 15234884,
  "title": "80 affected as flash floods hit parts of Perak and Penang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/80-affected-as-flash-floods-hit-parts-of-perak-and-penang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:06:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/18/80-affected-as-flash-floods-hit-parts-of-perak-and-penang"
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  "summary": "An aggregate of recent reports indicates that flash floods have affected approximately 80 individuals across parts of Perak and Penang, Malaysia. In Perak, 56 victims from the Larut, Matang, and Selama district were evacuated to five temporary relief centres, while in Penang, eight homes in Kubang Semang experienced knee-level flooding, prompting the evacuation of 24 individuals to a shelter in Penanti. Although the Penang fire and rescue department noted that the water level is receding, the Klang Valley also experienced flash floods earlier today, affecting areas such as Shah Alam, USJ 1, USJ 7, Sunway, Ara Damansara, Summit, and the vicinity of Subang airport.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "24 evacuated after floods hit eight Penang houses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/24-evacuated-after-floods-hit-eight-penang-houses",
        "published": "2026-10-17T15:42:03.000Z"
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        "title": "80 affected as flash floods hit parts of Perak and Penang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/80-affected-as-flash-floods-hit-parts-of-perak-and-penang-15240281",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:06:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}