MIRI: Landslide in the hilly Puncak Borneo area is threatening residents of Kg Karu in southern Sarawak.
Torrential downpour on New Year's Eve and early on Wednesday caused soil movement on the hillslopes where the village is located."The erosion caused by heavy rain is affecting the houses and will worsen if the rain continues," the State Disaster Relief Management Committee said in its updates on Jan 1.Civil Defence Unit teams have been deployed to check on the safety of residents.
This is the fourth case of major hillslope collapse in the past two days in Sarawak caused by the bad weather.Prior to this latest incident, the hilly areas of Kg Rayu in Kuching district, Jalan Matang Wildlife Centre in Matang sub-district and Jalan Samarakan-Bintulu saw erosion bringing down tonnes of earth on roads below them.
Committee secretariat Major Ismail Mahedin said various agencies like Bomba and Civil Defence Units and road works contractors had been informed of these cases. "Operations to monitor these affected areas are in place. The relevant agencies and road contractors are dealing with the situation on the sites," he added.
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