Fire destroys 1,000 stilt homes in Malaysias Sabah, displacing thousands

Blaze struck a water village that is home to some of Malaysias poorest residentsA huge fire destroyed about 1,000 makeshift homes, many of them built on stilts over water, and displaced thousands of people in a coastal village in Malaysias Sabah state on Sunday, authorities said.The blaze broke out early on Sunday morning in a water village in Sandakan district in Sabahs northeast, where some of Malaysias poorest residents, including indigenous and stateless communities, live in closely packed, ...