Report: Hundreds of thousands of residents near Klang suffer from illegal industrial waste dump, gas from scavengers' fire

Source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/10/10/report-hundreds-of-thousands-of-residents-near-klang-suffer-from-illegal-industrial-waste-dump-gas-from-scavengers-fire/95395#google_vignette

Author: Hajar Umira Md Zaki

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Residents near Kapar, Meru and Jeram reportedly complained of hazardous gas coming from industrial waste that was illegally dumped nearby, which has been exacerbated by illegal burnings. Utusan Malaysia reported that this affected more than 300,000 residents, with the villagers blaming scavengers for setting off fires to find scrap iron within the waste piles made up of plastics, coppers and other materials.