Location Kuantan District, Pahang, Malaysia Outcome Ban on bauxite mining in the area extended until 31 December 2016 Result Ban on bauxite mining in the area extended until 31 December 2016 | ||
The 2015-16 Kuantan Bauxite Disaster is an ecological disaster which occurred from 2015 to 2016 onwards in Kuantan District, Pahang, Malaysia. The bauxite mining was blamed for turning the waters and seas red near Kuantan.
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2015–16 Kuantan bauxite disaster Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA