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Baling floods again: Did logging cause it, activist asks
An environmental activist has questioned whether logging on the hills near Baling Hospital caused yesterday’s flooding at Pekan Baling, Kedah.
The 6pm downpour lasted for several hours and submerged parts of the hospital, raising concerns with environmentalist Mohd Sobri Ramlee who is from Persatuan Alam Sekitar Sejahtera Malaysia and Sahabat Alam Sik.
He said a large area at the hill has been...
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