Fri, 12 Jun 2026
Headlines:
716 displaced by floods amid more rain
Published on: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Published on: Tue, Jan 19, 2021
By: Sherell Jeffrey, Jimmy Goh and Ahmad Apong
Text Size:
Text:
716 displaced by floods amid more rain
Embankment failure in Limbanak. – Pic Marcellus Puvok
Kota Kinabalu: The number of flood victims increased to 716 people in 11 districts across the interior and west coast of Sabah on Monday.The districts are Kota Belud, Beaufort, Kudat, Membakut, Sipitang, Kuala Penyu, Penampang, Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu, Tenom, Lahad Datu.

Advertisement
As of 4pm on Monday, the State Civil Defence Force, recorded 17 Temporary Flood Relief Centres opened and some 225 villages affected.
From the statistics, Tuaran had the most villages affected with a total of 44, followed by Paitan (42), Kota Belud (38), Papar (34), Beaufort (29), Penampang (19), Kota Kinabalu (14), Putatan (three) and Tenom (two).
Advertisement
Share this story
Advertisement
Advertisement
Follow Us  
           
Daily Express News  
© Copyright 2026 Sabah Publishing House Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 35782-P)
close
Try 1 month for RM 18.00
Already a subscriber? Login here
Try 1 month for RM 18.00
open
Try 1 month for RM 18.00
Already a subscriber? Login here