Sabah floods: 43 in Penampang evacuated, situation improving in KK

A total of 43 people from 13 families were evacuated in the Penampang district, while the flood situation in Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran seems to be improving as of 8am today.

The Sabah Disaster Management Committee secretariat said that all evacuees were housed at the temporary evacuation centre at the Penampang Cultural Centre, which was opened at 7.07pm yesterday.

“Continuous heavy rain yesterday evening caused floods in these areas. As of this morning, the flood situation remains unchanged.

“The water level of Sungai Moyoq (in Penampang) until 6am this morning shows a decline and is under control, while monitoring is ongoing,” it said in a statement.

It also said that monitoring at the four main flood locations in Kota Kinabalu, namely Kampung Rampaian, Kampung Keliangau, Kampung Tebobon and Jalan Sepanggar-Kampung Tebobon found that the situation has fully recovered this morning.

A Bernama check in Telipok, Rugading, and Gayang which were hit by floods in Tuaran yesterday also found that the flood situation is improving.

The weather is cloudy this morning in Kota Kinabalu and the west coast of Sabah, while the Malaysian Meteorological Department forecast rain in several locations this afternoon and no rain in the evening in the affected areas.

- Bernama

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