RANAU: Continuous heavy rain since 4pm today has triggered landslides and flash floods in several areas around Kundasang, including an incident in which a Perodua Kancil was believed to have been swept away by floodwaters and overturned at the edge of a village road.

The car was found overturned in a landslide area near the main access road to Kampung Sinisian, also known as Kampung Gorowot.

Ranau district police chief Superintendent Mursalin Mahmud said police received information about the landslide and flash flood in Kampung Sinisian at 5.58pm.

He said an inspection found the car overturned at the roadside, with the affected landslide area estimated to cover 223 square metres.