Parts of west coast Sabah hit by floods, 65 villages inundated


An aerial photograph of the flooding in at the Kolombong industrial area in Kota Kinabalu shared in the social media.

KOTA KINABALU: Low lying areas across Sabah's west coast and interior were flooded due to continuous heavy rainfall on Friday (Sept 3).

At least 65 villages in southwestern Beaufort and Sipitang were flooded with 68 people from 60 houses evacuated so far, while Kota Kinabalu has gone on alert amid continuing flooding in low lying areas including the Kolombong industrial estate.

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