PENAMPANG, Sept. 14 -- Continuous rain, sometimes more than six hours a day whole of last week caused not just floods many areas here but also landslides at seven locations along Jalan Penampang-Tambunan and even at Kg Kopungit in Kepayan.

This does not include over 17 smaller landslides in several villages, including in Kg Sarapung Kolopis, that killed an elderly man and injured a woman.

Observers note that what used to be occasional floods a decade ago in Penampang and surrounding areas, progressed to mudslides for the first time three years ago and now its landslides, also for the first time.

The landslides have damaged houses and cars, blocked main roads and made residents worry about the safety of homes near hill areas.

The crisi...