The Kelantan government has denied uncontrolled logging in Hulu Kelantan as a major cause of the massive fooding in the state.

Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob said the disaster was due to continuous heavy rain in Gua Musang from Dec 21 to 23.

"I firmly refute the allegation as logging has been frozen in the Lojing Highlands since 2006.

"The unusually heavy rain for three days which recorded the highest rainfall distribution at 1,295mm was equivalent to the distribution of rainfall for 64 days," he said in a statement today.

"It is the power of Allah to bring such heavy rain in such a short time.

    

"I am calling on the people in the state to take this as a sign from Allah," he said.

Ahmad said at the present stage, all parties should help to restore all areas destroyed and assist the flood victims who lost their homes and belongings.

- Bernama