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It was reported that an elderly man, Agustine Frederick J Lingam, 76, died after being buried in a landslide behind a hotel in Sandakan town, while attempting to start the hotel’s generator.

Sabah Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Datuk Ruslan Muharam who is also Lumadan assemblyman rides a boat while inspecting and meeting residents affected by floods in Kampung Tamalang Along in Beaufort on Jan 7, 2026. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Siti Nortinah Tangkim, 33, whose house is near Sungai Padas, said thigh-deep floodwaters had drawn a crocodile into her neighbourhood, adding that it had attacked two dogs in the area. - Bernama photo

No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred at approximately 8.45 pm on Friday. Photo: Bernama

FRU personnel also helped clean the Kafa Integrasi Kampung Sungai Serai school.

Fire and rescue personnel remain on site to monitor further ground movement. - Photo courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

A mother who is seven months pregnant braved 500 metres of thigh-deep floodwaters to flee her home in Kampung Panji after it was inundated. - Photo by Bernama

Stagnant floodwaters in Kedah left 19 people from six families still housed at a temporary relief centre in the Kota Setar district. - Photo by Bernama

Photo by Bernama

Baharudin (right) showing one of his vehicle, which only sustained minor damage and was able to be saved during the gas pipeline fire incident in Putra Heights.