ADUN SPEAKS | Recent floods in Pahang: Landslides or logging or both

ADUN SPEAKS | Whether the recent massive floods in the area of Bentong-Karak in Pahang were caused by heavy logging in the upper stretches of the river, Sungei Telemong or the other tributaries is being currently debated.

The Pahang forestry department (JPNP) said that logging, licensed or unlicensed was not the cause of the floods.

They argued that the heavy rains for a few days brought about landslides that increased the volume and ferocity of the floodwaters.

JPNP was of the opinion that was no illegal logging behind the flood.

The tree trunks, debris and other materials that gathered at the Sri Temolong bridge was the result of landslides in the upper stretches of the rivers or the tributaries of Sungei Bentong.

In other words, JPNP was of the opinion that although the floods were unusual, they were not the result of logging, illegal or legal.

The ghastly sight at the bridge in Sungei Temelong was the result of the heavy flow of water with the debris.