Stop destructive activities on Gunung Jerai, say civil groups
CAP and SAM say the Kedah government should hold an independent inquiry into the floods and landslides that occurred around Gunung Jerai in Yan yesterday. – Pic courtesy of Kedah fire and rescue department, August 19, 2021.
THE Kedah government must hold an independent inquiry urgently into the floods and landslides that occurred around Gunung Jerai in Yan yesterday, civil groups said today. In a joint statement, Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia said while the incidents may not have been a result of logging activities, it is certainly caused by forest clearing.
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