Devastating floods cripple rural medical services in Paitan, Sabah

The rural clinic pictured after the flood that later destroyed most of its medical equipment and vehicles.

PAITAN: In what villagers described as the worst flood in decades, Kampung Tangkarason in Sabah’s interior Paitan district watched years of struggle for basic medical facilities washed away overnight.

The major flood last Thursday (Feb 19) swept through the village and severely damaged all equipment at the local health clinic, with losses estimated at more than RM1mil.