Raging waves destroy beach eateries in Butterworth

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At least six major operators suffered extensive damage, while smaller structures were completely washed away after high tide hit beachfront eateries in Pantai Bersih, Butterworth, on Tuesday (Sept 17).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Restaurant owners in Pantai Bersep, Butterworth, could only watch helplessly as violent waves

00:09began destroying their beachfront eateries on Tuesday. At least six major operators suffered

00:15extensive damage, while smaller structures were completely washed away.

00:24By Wednesday, it was clear that clean-up efforts were futile, with waves still crashing into

00:30the wreckage of the restaurants.

00:40Sixty-one-year-old Cheo Ah Chong, who has run his business there for over 20 years,

00:45said his restaurant, once filled with 60 tables, had been reduced to rubble, with no tables

00:51in sight. The tide reached a peak of 2.4 metres on Tuesday, and is expected to rise

00:57to 2.7 metres on Thursday and Friday.

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