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Landslide: Residents To Be Allowed Home From 6 PM


KUALA LUMPUR, All victims of the Taman Melawati landslide incident will be allowed to return to their homes from 6 pm today.

Ampang Jaya District Police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said this was decided after getting the approval of all the agencies involved in the slope repair works, which entered the third day today.

“We also want to state that no new soil movement has been detected based on the study conducted by the Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG).

“Based on our overall findings today and also the agreement of all the related agencies, we will allow residents in Jalan E6, involving 20 houses, to return to their homes from 6 pm,’ he said.

He told reporters this at the temporary relief centre at Dewan Orang Ramai Jalan E5 here today.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency