Kuantan District Police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Salleh said the public should also not share the wrong information on Facebook or WhatsApp.
“Do not simply viral something which is not true. If you receive it, delete it, or if you are unsure, get verification from the authorities. Every time there are floods, there are those who love to spread hoaxes.
“Such things can cause anxiety among the people … don’t know what their motive is but it only creates panic,” he said when contacted here today.
Abdul Aziz was asked to comment on the claim, making rounds on social media, that the dam would crumble at any time and that Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) had told the public to be prepared.
The information had been circulating since yesterday and it was said that Kuantan residents were making preparations to save themselves in the event of the dam bursting.
It was also claimed that Temerloh and Maran had been hit by a second wave of floods when the situation in the two districts was still under control despite the current downpour.
Meanwhile, a PAIP spokesman dismissed the claim on the Chereh Dam and said it would not make any announcement on the dam as it did not come under its jurisdiction.
“That dam is under the management of the Pahang Water Regulatory Body, so how is that PAIP had allegedly made the announcement?”