Heavy rain over the last 48 hours triggered landslides on Mount Kinabalu in Kundasang, Ranau, Sabah early Sunday (June 23).
The first incident is believed to have occurred at about 1.20am and a mud flood on one side of the mountain occurred at 5am.
Authorities are monitoring the situation.
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The first incident is believed to have occurred at about 1.20am and a mud flood on one side of the mountain occurred at 5am.
Authorities are monitoring the situation.
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00:00Heavy rain over the last 48 hours triggered landslides on Mount Kinabalu in Kundasang
00:11Ranau, some 100 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu early Sunday.
00:16The first incident is believed to have occurred at about 1.20 am, and a mud flood on one side
00:22of the mountain occurred at 5 am.
00:25Sabah Parks Director Dr Maklarin Lakhim said the landslide occurred far from the summit
00:32trail and did not involve any accident involving people or damage to infrastructure.
00:39Ranau District Authorities were monitoring the landslip debris that had fallen into the
00:44Mesilau River that flows into the Liwagu River, where the district's water intake and
00:49treatment plant is located.
00:54On Monday, a video of a landslide on one side of the mountain during the day surfaced on
00:59social media.
01:02The video showed what appeared to be debris and mud rushing down the mountain.
01:07Ranau Fire and Rescue Station Chief Ridwan Mohamad Taib said they had not received any
01:13distress calls about the incident or tremors being felt in the area since before the landslip.
01:19He also said they are monitoring the situation.
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