Ground still unstable at Teratai Apartment – Bernama
Minimal soil movements are still occurring at the landslide area at Teratai Apartment in Bukit Beruntung, Selangor.
Hulu Selangor district officer Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim said the latest report received from the Public Works Department (PWD) showed that the movements did not pose any threat.
"Work is underway to install sheet piles to strengthen the soil structure in the area affected by the landslide since yesterday to prevent a recurrence of the landslide. PWD will monitor the soil movements at the scene hourly," he said when contacted by Bernama in Kuala Lumpur, today.
Until to date, 219 families, involving 860 residents occupying two apartment blocks, were affected by the landslide at 10am on Monday.
They were housed at three shelters, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Bunga Raya 1, Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Bunga 2 and Sekolah Menengah Taman Bunga Raya 1.
Suaidi said, to date, PWD was not able to determine when residents could return home as soil movements were still taking place.
Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Mohd Sani Harul, when contacted, said several firemen from five stations in the Hulu Selangor zone were still stationed at the location as a precaution.
Yesterday, Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali said a full report on the incident of landslide at Teratai Apartment would be issued tomorrow. – Bernama, October 23, 2014.
