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SANDAKAN: A landslide occurred at Jalan Cecily on Thursday following continuous rain since Wednesday.

The Sandakan District Disaster Management Committee deployed Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel to monitor the area at 8.30am, confirming no new cracks or land movement.

Police initially cordoned off the road towards Mile 4 and Cecily, but the public later removed the barrier.

Meanwhile, floods hit Kampung Pertanian Batu 25 and Kampung Sungai Memanjang, prompting Sandakan Municipal Council President Walter Kenson to declare a disaster and open two evacuation centres at nearby mosques.

Kenson, along with District Civil Defence Officer Capt Sulaiman Salama, visited Masjid Nurul Iman to distribute food kits to 13 flood victims, while a landslide at Kampung Sim-Sim cemetery also damaged several graves.