Pan Borneo highway project, indiscriminate dumping among factors for flash floods in Sabah, says Bung


KOTA KINABALU: The ongoing construction of the Pan Borneo Highway and lack of awareness among locals on trash dumping has contributed to the worsening flash floods in many parts of Sabah, says Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (pic).

The state Public Works Minister said he won’t deny that the Pan Borneo project could be among the reasons for it, but there were many other factors contributing to its frequency.

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