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UMS confirms viral polluted water tank
Published on: Friday, November 10, 2023
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UMS confirms viral polluted water tank
UMS confirms the incident in one of the water tanks at the university's Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Residential College. (Screenshot: Video on social media)
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.

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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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