Snowing in Sabah? No, just a slow motion video of rain, says Met Dept

KOTA KINABALU: A video, apparently of snow falling in the city here on Saturday (Feb 12), turned out to be manipulated footage of rain instead.

Sabah Meteorological Department director Amir Zudi Hashim said that no snowfall had been detected in the state.

He said that after observing the videos thoroughly, it was found that the rain was recorded using the "slow motion" function on a phone.

This made raindrops look like snowflakes falling in the video.

Meanwhile, a thunderstorm late Saturday in the city here and surrounding west coast areas such as Penampang, Putatan and Kota Belud, caused flash floods in low-lying roads and housing areas.

However, the situation returned to normal several hours later after the rain stopped.