Affected Taman Melawati residents will have to wait a day or two, says MB

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Residents of the landslide-affected Taman Melawati will have to wait at least another day or two before they can return to their homes, said Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari on Wednesday (Oct 16).   He added that evaluations are ongoing by various authorities, including the Mineral and Geoscience Department to confirm the safety of the area.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/W1Egi  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A few moments ago, at around 7.45am, I and the representatives from the regional office and the land of Gombak,

00:16along with the Nampajaya City Council, visited several locations,

00:22and the main locations here include the landslide that happened before 10am last night.

00:31The first report was reported at around 10am to the Bomba and Rescue Department,

00:38followed by the MPAJ.

00:40One of the landslides, from Jalan G2 to Jalan Serdang,

00:51caused around 7 houses to be at risk,

00:56and we have ordered the houses to be evacuated and the residents to be placed here.

01:03Some of the residents have chosen to stay at their in-laws' houses.

01:11As of today, one of the early findings is that there is an overflow of water from the roof,

01:19which caused the landslide that happened last night.

01:26Today, at around 10am, the GMJ will continue the investigation

01:32and ensure that the residents below are safe before we allow the residents to return home.

01:39There are no injuries or deaths from yesterday's incident.

01:48I would also like to inform you that the landslides are private land,

01:58which has been registered for a long time,

02:01and there is no development area at the site of the landslide.

02:07However, above the site of the landslide, there is a development project being built,

02:12and after this, the landslides will be held accountable to the owners of the private land.

02:20That is my initial information.

02:22So, you are saying that the cause of the landslide is due to the collapsed roof?

02:27Yes, that is what I said.

02:28The roof collapsed due to the stones and the land,

02:31and it has overflowed out.

02:35So, we expect that the landslide will not only occur yesterday,

02:39but also in the next few days.

02:43So, the whole area, including the roof and the road,

02:47is still under the control of the land owners.

02:52We have issued a notice to the owners of the private land

02:56so that they can clean and maintain the land and the road.

03:09For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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