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An aerial shot showing the bridge connecting Kampung Iboi and Kampung Masjid Iboi collapsed due to continuous rains for three consecutive days which led to the flood. - BERNAMA

Mud floods which occurred in Baling last Monday had claimed three lives, while hundreds of residents had to be evacuated to several temporary evacuation centres (PPS) with more than 80 houses destroyed. Small photo: Kedah MACC director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap

An aerial shot showing the bridge connecting Kampung Iboi and Kampung Masjid Iboi collapsed due to continuous rains for three consecutive days which led to the flood. - BERNAMA

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor during a press conference on the flood situation in Baling. - Photo: BERNAMA

A house affected by the flood in Kampung Iboi, Baling. - Photo: BERNAMA FILE PIX

Sanusi said the project was originally approved by the previous government and the state government was now focused on finding comprehensive solutions without pointing fingers. Illustration photo: BERNAMA FILE PIX

A few reservoirs storing tap water for the community had burst and believed to have triggered the flood in Baling on Monday.