SIPITANG: The flood situation in the district has begun improving with waters gradually receding in affected areas. Sabah Civil Defence deputy director Lieutenant Colonel Mohd Izaimi Md Daud said the weather is now clear and several flooded village roads had dried up. The main road and the streets leading to affected villages are passable,” he said. Villages affected by the flood are Naluyan, Kalamauh, Kesili, Sungai Tiga, Mesapol, Mesapol Lama, Babangkong, and Lalang. As at 7am, 181 people from 55 families from the affected villages have sought shelter at the district’s multipurpose hall.

Source: New Strait Times August 29, 2017 06:11 UTC