QuickCheck: Has the Mt Ruang volcanic eruption caused toxic rain to fall in Sabah?

THE recent Mount Ruang eruption dashed the hopes of many travellers in Sabah and Sarawak after volcanic ash in the atmosphere grounded flights in East Malaysia.

Aside from causing travel woes, some have said that the ash and gasses from the eruption has also "polluted" the clouds over Sabah, causing toxic acid rain to fall.