Kanibongan hit by big flood first time in 23 years - residents

Residents in Mukim Kanibongan, about 25 kilometres from Pitas town, Sabah, were shocked and did not expect their village to also be affected by the current big floods, having not experienced such a disaster for a long time, with the last one happening 23 years ago.

Most of the residents, when met, recalled that the last time the village was hit by a big flood was in 1999, which submerged many houses there.

Aidil Mustapah Pusong, 50, of Kampung Pangkalan Kanibongan, said although...