300kg of trash collected in underwater sweep


Doing their part: Divers collecting trash during the underwater clean-up.

KOTA KINABALU: Non-governmental organisations and volunteer divers have gathered more than 300kg of trash in a series of underwater clean-ups in various islands off Semporna over the past few days to show their love for the nation and environment.

Reef Check Malaysia (Sabah) programme manager Adzmin Fatta said the event saw participants putting on their diving gear just to collect rubbish from the seabed.

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