KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 19 -- The city is grappling with a major water supply shortage of about 30 million litres per day following damage to the Kasigui Water Treatment Plant and a key pipeline failure caused by a landslide along Jalan Kampung Sogumau in Penampang.

Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya described the shortage as substantial, affecting households, hotels, and commercial premises across the city.

"The shortfall of 30 million litres per day is quite significant and is certainly being felt by residents and consumers," he said during a press conference held in conjunction with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to disaster-hit areas in Sabah on Friday.

The disruption stemmed from a landslide that broke a...