Water levels at two Pitas rivers recede but still not out of danger


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 05 Jan 2017

Fire and Rescue team monitoring the flood situation at several villages in Pitas.

KOTA KINABALU: Although the water levels at two rivers in Pitas have receded, they remained at dangerous levels and many roads are still inaccessible due to floods.

Civil Defence Department director Col Mulliadi Al-Hamdi Ladin said the water level in Sungai Kebatasan have done down from 6.23m to 6.1m while Sungai Bengkoka from 4m to 3.93m as of 6.40am Thursday.

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