Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KOTA KINABALU (Dec 11): Several areas in the Kudat district, about 190 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu, were flooded due to continuous rainfall since noon yesterday.

According to a statement by the District Disaster Management Committee, the affected areas were Kampung Tanjong Kapur, Kampung Pengaraban, Kampung Tajau Bak Bak, Kampung Perpaduan, the road leading to Kampung Suang Pai, the main road to Kota Kinabalu and the road to Tanjung Simpang Mengayau.

Due to the floods, the main road to Kota Kinabalu cannot be accessed by all types of vehicles while the road to Tanjung Simpang Mengayau is not accessible to smaller vehicles.

The statement added, however, that so far, no flood relief centres were opened, and that authorities were monitoring the situation closely.

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