Floods: Kenyir Lake safe for tourists, T’ganu Tourism Committee chairman says

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HULU TERENGGANU: The Terengganu state authorities has assures vacationers that the Kenyir Lake is safe to go to and that the landslide that induced a water surge final Sunday (Feb 27) didn’t pose any security threat to guests.

State Tourism, Culture and Digital Technology Committee chairman Ariffin Deraman stated his survey at Lake Kenyir on Wednesday (March 2) afternoon discovered that the water within the lake was crystal clear and not murky as seen in a viral video.

“I hope guests who’ve booked tour packages with the boat-house operators right here won’t cancel or postpone their vacation plans.

“Don’t be influenced by false info on social media as a result of the state authorities has assured that Tasik Kenyir is safe to go to right now,” he stated Thursday (March 3).

Following his inspection across the lake, he denied the baseless allegation that the landslide and water surge had been because of the latest earthquake in Sumatera, Indonesia.

“This dam (man-made lake) may be very safe, and even the administration is absolutely geared up to analyse any threat of tremors and the outcomes of the inspection carried out discovered no prevailing dangers in any respect.

“It is true there have been landslides that affected the operations of the Sultan Mahmud Power Station, however we have to perceive that Kenyir Lake is massive and this (localised) incident solely lasted for some time,” he stated, including that each one vacationer points of interest comparable to Gua Bewah, Lasir waterfall and Saok are additionally safe to go to.

He added that the floods that hit Terengganu since final Friday (Feb 26) had additionally receded and plenty of vacationer locations have began to open as traditional to guests, together with resort islands comparable to Pulau Redang and Pulau Lang Tengah. – Bernama



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