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Maria Zakaria, a 71-year-old retiree from Kampung Senai Belokok, said the dumping began in April less than 50m from her home.<\/span><\/p>\n The trucks would begin arriving at around 5pm and continue rumbling through the area into the early hours of the morning, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe trucks come in droves and these are heavy vehicles \u2026 The ground and houses\u00a0(would) shake and we find it difficult to sleep,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n She and members of her family have suffered prolonged coughing, which she attributed to dust from the site. \u201cThese are bad coughs that last up to a month,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n Another resident, business owner Muhammad Tajuddin Kamar, lives less than 100m from another plot in Mukim Sungai Karang.<\/span><\/p>\n The 53-year-old said members of his family have fallen ill more frequently since the dumping began.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe would get the flu, with high fever and cough. Now we know that these are illegal dumping sites for waste, it makes me upset,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n