Sabah quake: Mount Kinabalu may be “angry” with nudists, say locals


The five men who posed naked at Mt Kinabalu on May 30

PETALING JAYA: The 7.17am earthquake in Ranau may have been caused by aki (mountain protectors) angered over tourists who stripped and urinated at Mount Kinabalu.

While most on Twitter said they were just “waiting” for people to blame the 6-magnitude earthquake on the disrespect shown to the sacred site, some were not convinced that there was no link between the two incidents.

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