Tragic October
07th October 2014 was a very gloomy day for Penampang folks
as we were hit by one of the worst flood ever occur in our district. It’s all started
with none stop down pour for days and the tail-end effects of Typhoon Vongfong.
By nine o’clock in the morning, villagers living along Moyog river were
starting to save their belonging to a higher place and prepare themselves to
face the rising water. In less than an hour, water began to enter most of the
lower area in Penampang, such as Kampung Penampang Proper, Kesigui, Tuavon, Kibabaig,
Kampung Pagansakan and others. Business premises, government buildings and schools were also submerged by water. Few
landslides occured such as along Jalan Penampang – Tambunan and Jalan Bantayan -
Inanam.
The second flood happened two days after but this time only low-lying
area such as Kibabaig, Tuavon, Penampang
Proper and others was hit by flood again. A house near the river bank in
Kampung Pogunon succumbed in to a dreadful landslide. It took about almost two days for the water to
subside and more loses were incurred. The aftermath is an eyesore as flood
debris and animal carcasses are scattered everywhere. The third flood hits the
same low-lying area two weeks after. It has been a very stressful month for Penampang and hope
the monsoon rain will be a little bit kind to us.
Second flood is coming. View of the Moyog river from Kesigui water treatment plan
