Water supply rushed to over 50,000 Sabah households as dry spell worsens

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is set to rush in water supply to 355 villages in 12 districts across the state as rivers dry up during the prolonged drought.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said he has directed for water to be sent to some 50,800 affected households in the villages in Tongod, Tuaran, Papar, Keningau, Semporna, Kota Belud, Tenom, Pitas, Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Kudat and Tawau.