Takiyuddin: Flash flood in Yan was an act of God, not illegal logging


KUALA LUMPUR: The flash flood that claimed six lives near Gunung Jerai in Yan, Kedah, in August was a natural disaster and not caused by illegal logging, says Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

"It was an act of God," the Energy and Natural Resources Minister said in Parliament on Monday (Sept 20) in reply to a supplementary question from Sabri Azit (PAS-Jerai) during Question Time.

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