DOE: Kuala Koh water sample results in two days
The Environment Department says it needs at least two days to obtain results for water samples from the Orang Asli village in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang.
State DOE director Hamzah Mohamad said today that the water samples include those from a manganese ore mine near the Bateq community's village...
The Environment Department says it needs at least two days to obtain results for water samples from the Orang Asli village in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang.
State DOE director Hamzah Mohamad said today that the water samples include those from a manganese ore mine near the Bateq community's village.
"The Chemistry Department is still working hard, so I have asked them to release the results as soon possible," he told Malaysiakini.
Fourteen people from the Bateq tribe in Kuala Koh died in May.
The Health Ministry believes the deaths may be due to a respiratory disease. The Orang Asli villagers are said to have weakened immune systems due to being malnourished.
Some 49 people from the community are also receiving treatment in government hospitals.
Meanwhile, Astro Awani reported that the Fire and Rescue Department's hazardous material unit had found Kuala Koh to be free of radiation or pollution.
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