Falling tree kills woman as heavy rain lashes Sabah

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Bad weather with continuous heavy rain lashed various parts of Sabah yesterday evening, resulting in a woman being crushed to death by a falling tree in Papar while tidal water overflowed into Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen here.

He said the department received a report on the incident in Kampung Laut Kinarut at about 3 pm this afternoon and fire brigade had to cut the tree using a chain saw before removing the victim. Meanwhile, Misran said the clash of high tide with continuous heavy rain resulted in a flash flood in Tanjung Lipat, including Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen, located by the beach, which is also one of the main roads.

“The fire brigade received an emergency call of a flood in the area at 4.15 this afternoon as the rain started to subside but the water level was still 15 cm above the road level. The traffic situation at the moment is slow,“ he said.

 

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