Geoscience team warns of water surge recurrence


Salvage operation: Nursery owner Md Yusop Hashim, 72, rearranging plants that were damaged during the flash flood in Merbok, Kedah. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

YAN: The Geological Disaster Task Force of the Minerals and Geosciences Department have found no natural dams or blockages on the summit or slopes of Gunung Jerai that were said to have caused the Aug 18 water surge incident.

However, they warned it may happen again.

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