MIRI: Bathing and washing in polluted rivers and streams in drought-stricken rural Sarawak has become a daily ritual for those deprived of fresh water, but it can cause severe skin problems – as some natives have found to their distress.
People living in Long Bangga settlement in Ulu Baram district, some 13 hours journey by timber road from Miri, have reportedly suffered skin ailments which they have never encountered before.
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