Blood test on the Temiar community reveal higher than normal levels of chromium. Iron ore mining that turned the rivers red may be the reason.
Blood tests on the Temiar community reveal higher than normal levels of chromium. Iron ore mining that turned the rivers red may be the reason.
His body was found trapped among logs and shrubbery which rampaged down the river in a flash flood, along with boulders and mountain debris, some 10km downstream from an iron ore mine uphill. The rivers in Kampung Kelaik, home to a Temiar community, turned a rusty red after iron ore mining began upstream more than a decade ago.journalist S Vinothaa, photojournalist Azneal Ishak, and KiniTV multimedia journalist Khoo Shiyuan made multiple five-hour journeys from Kuala Lumpur to Kampung Kelaik from February to November 2024, via bumpy rides along logging trails.
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