Hundreds flee in panic after quake hits Ranau


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 08 Mar 2018

KOTA KINABALU: Hundreds of people fled homes and buildings as a powerful 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Ranau at 9.06pm on Thursday.

Over a hundred climbers at Mount Kinabalu were immediately evacuated from their hostels that were located close to the 4,095 summit to a safe area minutes after the earthquake struck the district.

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