Maria Zakaria, a 71-year-old retiree from Kampung Senai Belokok, said the dumping began in April less than 50m from her home.
The trucks would begin arriving at around 5pm and continue rumbling through the area into the early hours of the morning, she said.
“The trucks come in droves and these are heavy vehicles … The ground and houses (would) shake and we find it difficult to sleep,” she said.
She and members of her family have suffered prolonged coughing, which she attributed to dust from the site. “These are bad coughs that last up to a month,” she said.
Another resident, business owner Muhammad Tajuddin Kamar, lives less than 100m from another plot in Mukim Sungai Karang.
The 53-year-old said members of his family have fallen ill more frequently since the dumping began.
“We would get the flu, with high fever and cough. Now we know that these are illegal dumping sites for waste, it makes me upset,” he said.
“I hope something is done to punish these companies and this doesn’t happen again.”
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