Death toll rises to 7

Two more people have died in Penang’s floods, bringing the death toll to seven.

The figure rose after two bodies were found at a house in Jalan Mata Kucing, Air Itam and in front of Stadium Bandaraya here.

“The sixth victim has been identified as Tan Ah Peow, 45. He was found by his neighbour at 2pm yesterday.

“The seventh victim, also a man, was found at 2.40pm,” said Timur Laut district police chief ACP Anuar Omar.

He said no identification documents were found on the body of the shirtless man who was covered in mud. The two bodies were sent to Penang Hospital for postmortems.

Earlier, four bodies of senior citizens were discovered in their homes; while the body of a Bangladeshi man was found in a house destroyed by a falling tree.