Paralympian perseveres to rebuild house damaged by floods in Sabah


Upko Penampang chief Datuk Donald Mojuntin sweeping a part of Francis Xavier's house.

KOTA KINABALU: Paralympian Francis Xavier might not have legs but he sure is one tough guy who lets nothing get in his way, not even a flood that destroyed his home.

After the water receded and the wooden house he lives in with his mum in Penampang dried down to caked mud, the 39-year-old, fondly known as Oliver Putut gathered whatever was left using his bare hands, and started cleaning.

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