{
  "id": 373564,
  "title": "General : Root Rot, Cavity Contributed To 90-year-old Tree Collapse – MBPP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/general-root-rot-cavity-contributed-to-90-year-old-tree-collapse-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:34:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2592350"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- Root rot and a cavity in the base of a 90-year-old Angsana tree, compounded by chronic soil compaction and limited rooting space, contributed to its collapse along Jalan Macalister here today.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Root rot, cavity contributed to 90-year-old tree collapse, says MBPP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/root-rot-cavity-contributed-to-90-year-old-tree-collapse-says-mbpp-373724",
        "published": "2026-08-09T11:25:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}