{
  "id": 15240281,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:06:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An article from Free Malaysia Today reports that flash floods in parts of Perak and Penang have affected around 80 people, forcing them to seek shelter at relief centers. In Perak, 56 victims from the Larut, Matang and Selama district were evacuated to five temporary relief centers, while in Penang, eight homes in Kubang Semang, Permatang Pauh were hit, with water levels reaching knee-level. The Penang fire and rescue department stated that the water level in the affected area is currently receding. Earlier, flash floods also hit several areas in the Klang Valley, including Shah Alam, USJ 1, USJ 7, Sunway, Ara Damansara, Summit and the vicinity of Subang airport.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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",
        "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."
}