SABAH Parks has cancelled all climbing activities on Mount Kinabalu after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit early this afternoon.
Striking 54km from Kota Kinabalu, the earthquake loosened rocks and boulders on one of the state’s most popular tourist attractions, leading to a cancellation of all climbing there, according to Bernama.
About 100 climbers and rangers have been stranded at the summit plateau of Mount Kinabalu and the Royal Malaysian Air Force has been activated to evacuate them, saidAFP.
Aside from that, Destination Asia Malaysia said in a statement that “all other travel in the region remains unaffected at present”.
