What looked like a sea of floating logs near Kenyir Lake was a result of heavy rain and not deforestation in the area, the state government said.

Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said heavy rain caused land slippage, which dragged down wood debris to Sungai Terengganu, located downstream of Kenyir Lake.

He said investigations found no evidence of...