KOTA KINABALU: The landslide on Mount Kinabalu foothill is expected, especially after the tragic earthquake two years ago.
Sabah Parks director Dr Jamili Nais, when contacted, said they were aware of the incident.
"Rockslide like this is to be expected from time to time.
"It is part of the stabilization process of Mount Kinabalu after the earthquake (in 2015).
"This stabilisation process will take years," he told New Straits Times.
The massive landslide, comprising of soil and boulders, triggered panic among villagers residing at the mountain foothill in the highland district of Kundasang.
According to the state civil defence department, the landslide was located at Ulu Sungai Mesilou 2 in Kampung Mesilou.
Civil defence personnel, who rushed to the village after being alerted at 3.45pm, observed that the landslide occurred at the hillside at a location of about 1.5km away from the old MNR Resort, Mesilou Kinabalu Park Station.
The resort was shut down after it was damaged in the earthquake, which killed 18 climbers on the mountain on June 5, 2015.