Tawau villagers forced to flee home after downpour triggers flash flood


Firemen helping to transfer villagers to higher grounds.

KOTA KINABALU: Villagers were forced to evacuate their homes after a downpour triggered a flash flood in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district early Wednesday (Sept 13).

Firemen were called in to help with the evacuation process after water levels started to rise following heavy rain sometime around midnight at Kampung Rawa-Rawa Mile 4.

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