Baling floods: Deluge caused by cascading geological processes, says ministry


PUTRAJAYA: Cascading geological processes - heavy rain, landslides, debris flows, floods and mud floods - have been identified as the main cause of the recent deluge in Baling, Kedah, says the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.

Its secretary-general Datuk Rosli Isa said this was among the findings of the Sungai Kupang debris flood geological disaster study report produced by a special team formed to investigate the Baling flood tragedy led by the ministry.

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