KOTA KINABALU: The victims of a house and bridge collapse incident in a water village in Semporna district are reported to be in stable condition.
Semporna OCPD Supt Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the seven victims aged 10 to 45, sustained minor injuries following the 7pm incident at Kg Bangau-Bangau on Wednesday (April 10).
“The victims comprising five men and two women were given early medical attention following the mishap before they were sent to the hospital for further treatment,” he said in a statement, Thursday (April 11).
“Those involved included four locals and three migrants, and they are reported to be in stable condition and no fatalities were reported,” he said.
Following this, other residents of the water village were asked to stay away from the collapsed area, said Supt Mohd Farhan.
He said a family of five aged between 15 and 40, who lives beside the collapsed house, was also asked to move out and take shelter elsewhere for the time being as the structure there was unsafe.
He said in the incident, a 200m concrete bridge, a house and a fish market were reported to have fallen into the sea after its wooden and concrete structures broke and gave way.
Supt Mohd Farhan said they received a call about the incident at around 7.50pm, Wednesday, and a team was sent to respond, along with other enforcement agencies including firemen.
The sea water level at the time of the incident was around 1.5m high, he said.
He advised those with missing family members to inform the cops while those with information on the incident are also urged to contact the Semporna police station chief Insp Mustapha Abdul Majid at 010-5517617 or 089-782020, and any police station nearby to facilitate probes.
