Landslides

According to police, 92 people, including dozens of children, were sleeping at the unlicensed campsite at an organic farm in Batang Kali, Selangor state on ...

Landslides are common in Malaysia after heavy rains that regularly punctuate the end of the year. In one of the deadliest such incidents, a mudslide in 1993 brought on by heavy rain caused a 12-story residential building outside the capital to collapse, killing 48 people. However, no heavy rain was recorded in the Batang Kali area on the night of the landslide.

Rescuers in Malaysia have called off the search for bodies after a landslide blanketed a campsite located just north of the capital Kuala Lumpur killed 31 ...

The campsite was located at an organic farm near Batang Kali in Selangor state. Landslides are common in Malaysia post heavy rainfall which is regular at the end of the year. Rescuers in Malaysia have called off the search for bodies after a landslide blanketed a campsite located just north of the capital Kuala Lumpur killed 31 people, officials said on Saturday.

Among the deceased were 11 children. All those who died were Malaysian nationals. A total of 61 campers were rescued. Many of the victims were families enjoying ...

"We found the last body, that of a boy. According to authorities, one of the causes of the landslide could have been the "accumulation of underground water and high soil saturation" beneath the campsite. Ninety-two people were sleeping at the campsite when tons of soil and mud thundered down a hill.

Penang Hills Watch (PHW) extends our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the recent landslide disaster that struck the ...

Nine lives were sacrificed due to engineering and safety negligence – an obvious non-compliance of the 2012 safety guidelines The Tun Sardon Road, built in the early 1980s to improve access from the lower Paya Terubong valley to Balik Pulau, is still fraught with slope failures and land slips. The 21 October 2017 landslide tragedy that claimed 11 lives at the Granito project in Tanjung Bungah could have been avoided if there had been due diligence in complying with the 2012 safety guidelines. The increasing expansion of building and road infrastructure development into hilly terrain has resulted in more cut-and-fill slopes that are invariably steeper than the natural slopes they replace. While this is an important stop-gap measure to avoid campers being subjected to the risk of landslide disasters, it is even more critical to tackle the root cause of such disasters. In June 2021 excessive rainfall run-off caused a flash flood of muddy water in front of the Surin Condominium in Tanjung Bungah.

Rescue teams in Malaysia have recovered the body of the last person unaccounted for after a landslide that flattened a campsite last week, bringing what is ...

The boy was estimated to be around seven years old. Rescue teams in Malaysia have recovered the body of the last person unaccounted for after a landslide that flattened a campsite last week, bringing what is thought to be the final death toll to 31. Of the 92 people initially trapped in the landslide, 61 people were found safe.

KALIKOT, Dec 25: One of the landslide victims, Sita Shahi, 46, whose house collapsed due to a landslide at Tilagufa-4, Ranchuli, last September, ...

According to the CDO, Ramhari Sharma of Kalikot, 340 families were affected by the landslides in Tilagufa and Khandachakra and food aid worth Rs 13,500 per family was distributed with the help of donors. With the help of Start Fund, her family living in the house of the local Bhandari Shahi, have also received food aid worth Rs 13,500. KALIKOT, Dec 25: One of the landslide victims, Sita Shahi, 46, whose house collapsed due to a landslide at Tilagufa-4, Ranchuli, last September, has been staying at her neighbor's house.

The body of the last Batang Kali's landslide victim has been found and taken out yesterday (24 December 2022) at approximately 5pm. He was the 31st victim ...

[News6 hours ago](https://worldofbuzz.com/not-the-best-decision-zahid-hamidi-slams-leaders-who-go-overseas-during-monsoon-season/) Photos of the last victim, Eng Shao Qi’s spiderman backpack have also upset a lot of Malaysians. In a Facebook statement, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) stated that the operation that started as early as 7.30 am was concentrated in Sector A (Hillview) with various assets from related agencies. PDRM also expressed gratitude to all the agencies involved in successfully finding all missing victims. The body of the last Batang Kali’s landslide victim has been found and taken out yesterday (24 December 2022) at approximately 5pm. According to Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Suffian Abdullah, the body was found inside a sleeping bag.

Among the deceased were 11 children. All those who died were Malaysian nationals. A total of 61 campers were rescued. Many of the victims were families enjoying ...

"We found the last body, that of a boy. According to authorities, one of the causes of the landslide could have been the "accumulation of underground water and high soil saturation" beneath the campsite. Ninety-two people were sleeping at the campsite when tons of soil and mud thundered down a hill.

The NBRO requests the public in landslide prone areas to be vigilant on possible landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cut slope failure, and ground ...