UMS confirms viral polluted water tank

10 Nov 2023 • 8:36 PM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has confirmed that a water tank in one of its on-campus student residential colleges has been polluted following a viral clip showing a water tank infested with live maggots.

UMS, in a statement, confirmed the incident in one of the water tanks at the university's Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Residential College.

However, the university explained that the affected tank sourced water through a tube well system and it did not affect the main water source channelled from the State Water Department which students used daily.

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