Thousands of rarely seen jellyfish beached in Labuan

Watch your step:thousands of ‘sea tomatoes’ have been washed ashore Mawilla Beach in Labuan.— Bernama

LABUAN: Thousands of rarely seen red jellyfish have been found washed ashore at the popular Mawilla Beach here since last week.The Labuan Fisheries Department has categorised their presence as a rare phenomenon.

Both the Fisheries Department and a marine expert from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said the jellyfish could cause skin irritation, allergy and discomfort.