Published on: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
By: Bernama
The floods in Kg Bambangan, Beaufort.
Kota Kinabalu: Five villages in Kudat, including the town area, were hit by flash floods following continuous heavy rain since Monday morning, the Civil Defence Force (APM) said.
The affected villages are Kampung Landung Ayang, Kampung Sri Aman, Kampung Air, Kampung Tanjung Kapor and Kampung Dampirit.
In a statement Monday, the APM said heavy rain also caused several main roads in Kudat to be flooded, including Jalan Tamalang, Jalan Airport and the roads leading to the city centre. All of them are now not accessible to small vehicles.
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 44 villagers have been relocated to a relief centre after Kudat district was hit with floods due to a heavy downpour that began on Sunday (Jan 10) night.
The Kudat district disaster management secretary said in a statement that all relevant authorities mounted an operation starting at 4.30am on Monday (Jan 11) and that five villages were affected.
All five villages are either inundated or face possible landslides.
It added that the water level of Sungai Rampai at Kampung Korina reached two metres as of 9.30am and said that the Fire and Rescue Department team responded by inspecting several villages inundated in collaboration with Civil Defence Force and police personnel.