State executive councillor in charge of agriculture Dr Afif Bahardin said planters, poultry farms, fish farms and fishermen were also eligible to apply for the aid.

He said in the historic flash floods, damages recorded by farmers came to RM77.65 million in total.

The breakdown is as follows: farms (RM21.2 million), livestock farms (RM648,900), and seafood (RM55.9 million).

Afif said 5,278 farmers, 92 livestock rearers and 134 fish farmers or fishermen were affected by the floods.

“We will announce a date when the application forms are released,” he said at a press conference with Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at Komtar today.

The RM700 aid was initially announced for some 100,000 households affected by the floods.

Those who need more information can visit penangbangkit.com.

Penang was hit by flash floods on the weekend of Nov 4 and 5. It displaced more than 7,000 people and claimed seven lives.

Exactly a week later, on Nov 13, all relief centres were closed and victims returned to their homes. The Penang government will be giving RM700 in aid to those affected.

The extraordinary rainfall was caused by the “Invest 95W” tropical disturbance, international weather reports said.

The tropical disturbance is described as the start of a typhoon. Such tropical disturbances can lead to a tropical depression, a tropical storm and, finally, a typhoon, which is common in Asia, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.