Worried about the presence of ‘uninvited guests' from Kampung Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, more than 150 Orang Asli from the Semaq Beri tribe have reportedly left their homes at Sungai Berua over the past two weeks.at Kampung Gerdong, a temporary settlement site for the Semaq Beri, found nearly 26 camps and huts built in the village area.
"First, two of them came, then more came and informed us that some had died. I thought they wanted to get treatment from the health clinic here but after some time, they were becoming sick. A crisis has hit the Bateq in Kampung Kuala Koh, with 14 dying of an unexplained disease over the space of a month.
The settlement of the Semaq Beri started 35 years ago, when they shifted from Kenyir Lake following the construction of the water plant there. “I understand that it is their lifestyle to move from one place to another, but it gives a poor impact on their children.
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