‘Kudat beach pollution likely from natural causes’

All’s good: The dark water seen at the beach is an overflow from a natural pond, says Liew who added the EPD will still continue their investigations.

KOTA KINABALU: The state’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is investigating an alleged pollution incident at a northern Kudat beach adjacent to a silica sand mining operation.

However, Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew said initial findings found that the “darkish brown” pollutants seen at the beach were from a natural pond outside the mining area that had flowed into the white sandy beach.