Rafflesia sanctuary in Tasik Kenyir destroyed

Barren ground: What was once a Rafflesia (pic, below) habitat is now flattened land in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Rafflesia sanctuary in Tasik Kenyir here has been destroyed, revealed a nature group.

The patch of forest land along Sungai Buweh, where the world’s largest flower grew, had been flattened, said the Malaysia Nature Society’s Terengganu branch.