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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