Flash floods in Tawau after two-hour downpour, clogged drain

The area at the Fuji Mart roundabout that was hit by a flash flood.

KOTA KINABALU: Several low-lying areas were hit by flash floods after a downpour that lasted some two hours in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district on Wednesday (Oct 5) evening.

In one of the areas, the Fuji Mart roundabout, which is located off Jalan Sin Onn, the flooding was partly caused due to clogged drainage.