Ticking time bomb in the hills


Perilous beauties? File photo of the ‘Perak Toong’ limestone hill, a part of Gunung Rapat in the Kinta Valley. — The Star

THE astounding natural beauty of limestone hills are among some of Malaysia’s most popular tourist attractions – the Batu Caves in Selangor, for instance attracts thousands of visitors.

Perak, especially, has an abundance of such limestone hills. Even from the highway one can see the scenic greenery atop the hills and the shadows of caverns, some of which were formed over tens of thousands of years.

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