SESB general manager Norhizami Abu Hassan said the bad weather, which started on Sept 11, had damaged at least 1,000 units of its assets."The damaged assets include electric poles, cables and so on due to fallen trees, among other factors," Norhizami said in a statement here on Sunday ."The areas involved are Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu, Papar and Beaufort," he said.
Norhizami urged those who have been affected to be patient as SESB staff and contractors were working around the clock to fix the problems. "We are doing things as fast as we can, with the safest way possible for all those involved," he said. A total of 200 SESB technical staff and over 300 contract workers statewide are involved in the power restoration and asset repair works.
The strong winds and heavy rains also saw dozens of houses in parts of Sabah including Putatan have their roofs blown off and minor damage to buildings in other parts of the state.
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