KUALA LUMPUR – “There were two landslides during the drizzle,” a witness of the incident in Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang, involving 15 houses and 10 cars yesterday evening, said.
The eyewitness, Azril Sham Mohamed, 50, said when the landslides occurred he had just returned home from work in Bangi at about 6pm and suddenly, he heard a loud bang.
“I quickly alerted my wife and children and we ran for our lives,” he told reporters at the scene last night.
Azril said he has been staying in the area for 13 years and this was the first time a landslide had happened there.
In the incident, four victims were found dead, with the first victim successfully pulled out from the rubble at 6.54pm with only minor injuries.
The second victim, a woman was found at 7.53pm but died later, police said.
An engine with nine personnel from the Pandan Fire and Rescue station was rushed to the scene when they received an emergency call at 5.54pm. – Bernama, March 11, 2022
