Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is sore with the media over their coverage of the floods in the northern state.

"The effects of this extraordinary heavy rain also hit neighbouring states which were worse off.

“But the impression given by the BN media, as usual, was false that only Penang was flooded," he said in a statement today.

Last Friday, Penang was hit by heavy rains which lasted more than five hours resulting in more than 100 areas in five districts being flooded.

On the same day, national news agency Bernama, as well as the English and Malay media including The Star, New Straits Times, and Harian Metro, also reported on flooding in Kedah.

The media have also reported on floods in Malacca and Negeri Sembilan in the days after the floods in Penang and Kedah.

Lim's critics often accuse the DAP leader of blaming BN for everything.

A video on Lim's Facebook page on his press conference also showed the chief minister rejecting a question from a reporter.

"I don't want to answer questions from BN media because many times BN media have asked soalan bohong (questions based on lies)," he said.

In his statement earlier, the chief minister said the state government would not find excuses, hide or run from its responsibilities in facing the state's flood problems.

Lim said the state government has accepted flood mitigation exco Chow Kon Yeow's proposal to immediately carry out emergency projects worth RM2.5 million to dig and fix drains in the state.

The state government has also approved his order to the Penang City Council (MBPP) and developers to deal with landslides in Sungai Ara, Seri Delima, and Tanjung Tokong.

It has also approved a two-pronged approach which is to continue and complete flood mitigation projects under the state government worth RM405 million, as well as pressuring the federal government to hasten its own RM1.4 billion flood mitigation projects.

Following the flooding, ruling politicians took a swipe at Lim over his pledge in 2013 to resolve the flood woes in Pahang within a term if the opposition wins the state and federal power.