Sungai Kim Kim Incident

However the incident which was first detected on march 7 2019 has now recurred and the surrounding residents claimed that they can still experience the suffocating smell of gas.

Sungai kim kim incident. It s not a natural disaster but it s due to poor planning. Pasir gudang the pollution incident in sungai kim kim near pasir gudang johor is almost entering its second year. Update on chemical spill incident at sungai kim kim in pasir gudang johor the authorities have been closely monitoring the chemical spill incident at sungai kim kim in pasir gudang johor since reports of it first surfaced on 7 march 2019. There was also a temporary closure of 111 schools in pasir gudang district.

He said the current incident served as a great reminder on the safety factor and the toxic waste disposal that should not be taken lightly. The report stated that the team consisting of officers from the institute. As we try to attract investors we cannot side line this issue. The 2019 kim kim river toxic pollution is a water pollution incident that occurred on 7 march 2019 caused by illegal chemical waste dumping at the kim kim river in pasir gudang of johor in malaysia.

Residents to sue over sungai kim kim incident. Counsel kamarudin ahmad middle who is representing the group said they were claiming damages as the incident had caused them to suffer health issues. Most of the victims were school students 110 schools located near the river were subsequently closed. This is a huge and a very serious catastrophe.

The latest incident of pollution that sickened students in the johor town of pasir gudang is due to chemical waste from sungai kim kim said malaysia s housing and local government. Three months ago in march toxic chemical waste was illegally dumped into sungai kim kim in pasir gudang affecting some 4 000 people who sought treatment for shortness of breath nausea and vomiting after inhaling toxic fumes. The singapore civil defence force scdf and national environment agency. Kuala lumpur july 13 pasir gudang in johor has been thrust into the spotlight once again after another pollution incident made the headlines just months after the sungai kim kim disaster.

In the march 7 incident last year a number of students in pasir gudang suddenly passed out and suffered symptoms like headaches nausea and vomiting due to toxic pollution in the river.