OCPD: Heavy rain caused Xmas Day flash floods in Camerons

Workers were seen covering the slope with plastic sheet to prevent further soil erosion near the Sharples TNB bungalow.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: The sudden flash floods and landslides in Cameron Highlands on Christmas Day happened due to heavy rainfall and not because of illegal land clearing, says OCPD DSP Hasadid A. Hamid.

“Based on our investigations, no land clearing works were on-going in the areas affected by landslides and floods.