A TOTAL of 25 roads have been affected by floods that hit Sabah, with 10 landslides reported statewide as at noon today.

A check by Bernama found some affected roads were passable only by heavy vehicles and four-wheel drive vehicles while other roads including Jalan Kolopis in Penampang, were completely impassable to all vehicles.

Apart from that, a landslide occurred along Jalan Penampang-Tambunan, rendering the stretch unsafe due continuous heavy rain that could further worsen road conditions.

The state disaster management committee secretariat, in a statement today, said apart from Jalan Kolopis, the other four roads in Penampang district affected by the floods are Jalan Datuk Panglima Banting, Jalan Kasigui, Jalan Lama Penampang in Bundusan and Jalan Dabak.

The main roads connecting Tuaran and Kota Kinabalu districts – Jalan Tuaran Melalin-Kota Kinabalu, as well as Jalan Taman Seri Rugading, Jalan Kg Kauluan and Jalan Salut Lapasan were also affected.

A total of six roads are flooded in Kudat district – Jalan Tamalang, Jalan Airport, Jalan Pusat Bandar, Jalan Damai, Jalan Rondomon and Jalan Surau Lanjong; while the two affected roads in Kota Marudu are Jalan Langkon Pitas and Jalan Kg Damai.

In Pitas district, seven roads are affected – Jalan Langkon, Jalan Suang Duyung, Jalan Liu Malubang, Jalan Kinabongan, Jalan Kabatasan Dandun, Jalan Sosop Bai and Jalan Mengkubau Laut.

Meanwhile, Paitan and Lahad Datu districts each have two affected roads, namely Jalan Sungai-sungai and Jalan Bypass Utama.

A total of 10 landslides were reported in seven villages involving four districts, in Kota Kinabalu. Kota Marudu, Pitas and Kudat, but no deaths were reported so far.

A landslide was reported to have occurred in Kg Lokub, Kota Kinabalu and another in SMK Tandek 2 in Kota Marudu.

Six other landslides were reported in Pitas – in Kg Layak-layak, Jalan Langkon-Pitas, Jalan Rinasuk Unggol-KgSosop, Jalan Suang Duyung, Jalan Sosop Bai and Jalan Mengkubau Laut.

Kudat also recorded two landslides, in Kg Air and Kg Dumpirit. – Bernama, January 17, 2021.