Poisonous jellyfish wash ashore in Kuala Rompin


KUANTAN: The public has been urged to exercise caution after hundreds of poisonous jellyfish from the species Physalia physalis, commonly known as the "Portuguese man o' war," washed ashore along Pantai Hiburan, Kuala Rompin, on Monday morning (Jan 13).

Rompin District Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Lt (PA) Muhamad Izam Ismail warned that the jellyfish, although dead, remain highly hazardous and can still harm humans.

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