Logs and wood debris flowing down a river in Malaysia have blocked river transport and are threatening major flooding downstream.
The town of Kapit on the Rajang River in Sarawak has already been cut off, state media reported.
Heavy rains have forced millions of cut logs at a timber depot into the river.
The combination of a heavy monsoon season with extensive logging, both legal and illegal, is creating a dangerous situation, local media said.
A major environmental disaster was unfolding in Sarawak, which is heavily forested and logged, The Star newspaper reported.
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The town of Kapit on the Rajang River in Sarawak has already been cut off, state media reported.
Heavy rains have forced millions of cut logs at a timber depot into the river.
The combination of a heavy monsoon season with extensive logging, both legal and illegal, is creating a dangerous situation, local media said.
A major environmental disaster was unfolding in Sarawak, which is heavily forested and logged, The Star newspaper reported.
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