KOTA KINABALU - Strong water flowed from the top of Mount Kinabalu early on Sept 13, forcing climbers and their guides to exercise extreme caution when making their way down the Sayat-Sayat checkpoint to Panalaban.

Continuous rains caused water in the summit to overflow into streams of rivers.

According to Sabah Parks officer for the Panalaban substation, Richard Yulong, all hike routes up the mountain were closed at 8.43am due to the bad weather.