135-year-old raintree at Taiping Lake Gardens uprooted, efforts underway to save it


IPOH: A 135-year-old raintree has been uprooted at the Taiping Lake Gardens.

Taiping Municipal Council president Khairul Amir Mohamad Zubir said the incident occurred at the Raintree Walk at the lake gardens on Tuesday (Feb 22).

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