Kelantan may be sinking


In a state of peril: The use of underground water is threatening to sink some parts of Kelantan with experts warning of more floods as a result.

KOTA BARU: Once the salvation to decades of water woes in Kelantan, the use of underground water is threatening to sink some parts of the state, with experts warning of more floods as a result.

Although barely seen by the naked eye, the ground settlement caused by the drawing of water could bring more floods, according to a land surveying expert.

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