Hanipa: No need to declare emergency in Pasir Gudang because it is already being treated as one

Workers cleaning up the contaminants from Sungai Kim Kim after hundreds of people were affected while it also forced the closure of the schools.

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no need to declare a state of emergency over the chemical dumping incident in Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor, as it already being managed as if it were an emergency, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Hanipa Maidin.

He said at the moment, the situation could still be handled by the state government and the authorities there.