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Palm oil spill in Malaysia’s Port Klang

Officials in Malaysia’s Selangor state are cleaning up an oil spill in Malaysia’s Port Klang on 5 July, after a hose at a factory’s palm oil storage began leaking.

The oil spill, observed by the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS), caused some parts of the waters to turn orange.

LUAS said, “The leak is believed to have caused oil to spill into the drain at the premises, which flowed into the nearby canal.”

The Authority noted that the factory suspended operations and repaired the hose. The spill occurred at the Jalan Tangki floodgate in Port Klang, but it did not spread further into the port as the floodgate was closed.

LUAS asked the factory to clean up the oil and siphon the residue of the oil spill while the Fire and Rescue Department placed oil booms at the canal to control the spill.

LUAS added, “Water quality samples taken by LUAS have been sent to the Chemistry Department for further analysis for enforcement action and an investigation paper under Section 79 of the LUAS Enactment 1999 for polluting a water source has been opened.”


Martina Li
Asia Correspondent





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