KOTA KINABALU: The recent rockfall at Bukit Sim-Sim in Sandakan highlights a larger issue—unmonitored steep slopes and fractured geological formations that leave Sabah vulnerable to a series of cascading natural disasters.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah geologist Prof Dr Rodeano Roslee explained that many of Sabah’s hillsides, including Bukit Sim-Sim, have gradients exceeding 70 or even 80 degrees and are riddled with natural rock joints and active fault lines.
