Published on: Friday, July 16, 2021
By: Sherell Jeffrey, Jimmy Goh, Johan Aziz
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An aerial view of the flooded Penampang area.
PENAMPANG: Many motorists and residents here were left stranded after several hours of incessant rain since Wednesday evening inundated at least 12 localities in the district.
A brief power outage was reported in Kg Panglima Banting and its surrounding areas with Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd issuing a notice via Short Messaging System informing of an emergency power shutdown to make way for repair works on a damaged cable connection at 9.05pm on Wednesday. Power supply was restored at 9.33pm.
The rain accompanied by strong winds at 2am also left many fallen branches and uprooted trees in several areas here and Kota Kinabalu. The floods also resulted in water supply disruption in several areas in Penampang and Kota Kinabalu on Thursday.
Residents in Sabah’s west coast getting anxious over continuous rain 17 Jan 2021 / 12:15 H.
KOTA KINABALU: The continuous rain since yesterday is causing anxiety among residents living in Sabah’s west coast especially those in this district, as they fear the flood situation will worsen.
As of 10am today, it is still raining in several districts in Sabah including in Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sepanggar and Tuaran.
A Kampung Babah Penampang resident, Piju Ladatang, in his 50s said, his house compound was inundated from 5 pm yesterday following continuous rain since morning.
He said when the water started to enter his house up to the knee level, he, with the help of family members were forced to raise all electrical appliances and important documents to higher and safer spots.
Severe weather alert for Sabah
January 17, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of severe weather with continuous heavy rains expected in Sabah west coast from tomorrow until Tuesday.
MetMalaysia in a statement at 11.30 am also issued a weather alert warning with heavy rains expected in several areas in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, until tomorrow.
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The areas that will be affected are Sandakan (Kinabatangan) in Sabah, Miri (Subis, Beluru, Miri and Marudi), Limbang in Sarawak and Labuan.
Similar weather conditions are expected from tomorrow to Tuesday in Pendalaman (Sipitang, Tenom, Kuala Penyu, Beaufort, Keningau and Tambunan), Sandakan (Telupid, Beluran and Sandakan) and Kudat in Sabah.
Floods affect Penampang Police HQ operations 17 Jan 2021 / 13:15 H.
PENAMPANG: Continuous rain since yesterday has caused several areas here to be inundated.
Also hit was the Penampang District Police Headquarters (IPD), which affected some of its operations.
Penamapng district police chief DSP Mohd Haris Ibrahim said despite the situation, its personnel continued to carry out flood monitoring operations, including traffic control in the affected areas.
“Most main roads around Penampang are inundated and road users are advised to be vigilant and adhere to directives from the authorities,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
He said the public could contact the district disaster operations room at 088-726054 for enquiries on the flood situation and affected areas.