Fumes from waste a health hazard ops

Residents with Yeo (fifth from left) closing their nose and mouth due to the pungent smell at Kampung Parit Pak Intan.

PONTIAN: Kampung Parit Pak Intan residents are at their wits’ end over the dumping of containers filled with an unidentified substance believed to be toxic waste at their plantation area.

The waste dumped there has affected not only their livelihood, but also health as several residents have been experiencing breathing difficulties and vomiting for the past few months.