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| GEORGE TOWN: The bodies of two victims are believed to have been recovered from the landslide in Tanjung Bungah, Penang |
GEORGE TOWN: The Construction Industry Development Board and Department
of Safety and Health (DOSH) have been directed to investigate the cause of the
landslide at the housing project in Tanjung Bungah.
Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the state Public Works
Department (PWD) had also been ordered to aid the ongoing search and rescue
operation with whatever equipment available.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who visited the site, said a state-level
investigation committee would be set up to look into the accident.
“We view the loss of lives very seriously and only a thorough state-level
inquiry can determine the cause of the accident,” he said.
“My officers are on the ground and formal investigations will start when
all the bodies have been recovered and the site closed,” he said.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) chairman
Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the incident was an example of how safety measures
were being disregarded at construction sites.
He said if a hazard such as soil erosion had been identified, there
should have been an assessment to check if the risk needed to be addressed
immediately.
He added that those involved in the construction industry could not take
safety for granted.
“They need to properly audit their work sites to determine unsafe
areas,” he said.
Expressing sadness over the tragedy, Lee said Malaysia was far from
achieving a good safety culture.
The site of the landslide is an affordable condominium project,
consisting of two 49-storey (50 levels) towers with 980 units in total, and
located within the Permai Village township near the Tunku Abdul Rahman
University College.
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2017
Sept 29
A minor landslide was reported near Penang
Hill middle station. The tracks were covered with soil but no damage was
reported.
Sept 21
Landslide hit Jalan Tun Sardon, blocking
half of the road from Balik Pulau heading towards Bayan Lepas and Paya
Terubong. A large tree also went down with the soil and the blockage was
cleared after a few hours.
Sept 15
Landslide in Fettes Park, Solok Tembaga and
Sungai Ara. The landslide at Kayangan Puri Mutiara Apartment in Medan Fettes
saw six cars belonging to residents parked beside a retaining wall buried under
tonnes of mud and water.
Liew Ah Kiew, 83, suffered a spinal injury
near his neck while escaping from a rain-triggered landslide which destroyed
his house near Paya Terubong. He later died of a heart attack at a private
hospital on Sept 21.
July 14
Landslide that occured in the morning was
reported at Taman Lau Geok Swee in Paya Terubong. No casualties reported.
2016
Nov 7
Major landslide cut off access to the main
Jalan Balik Pulau-Jalan Teluk Bahang arterial road known as Jalan Ujung Batu
near the Tropical Spice Garden following five hours of continuous rain.
About 200m from the landslide in Jalan
Ujung Batu, a section of the road caved in.
Another landslide was also reported in
Relau along with several reports of uprooted trees.
Oct 29 (Deepavali)
A retaining wall on the 60m-high slope
collapsed on Oct 29 at the primary access leading up to the Air Itam Dam. It
was reopened to the public in July 2017 after a nine-month closure for repairs.
Oct 13
A section of the hill road linking Mount
Erskine with Vale of Tempe Road in Tanjung Bungah collapsed following a
downpour.
2014
Oct 3
Lorong Air Terjun was
hit by a landslide. Several residents were evacuated after a landslide hit
their homes. Flash floods also struck various parts of Penang following hours
of heavy rain.
Sept 7
A landslide occurred
in Paya Terubong, with earth being washed down from the hillslope onto Jalan
Bukit Kukus. Several trees were also uprooted and covered the entire road. No
one was hurt in the incident which occurred on private property.
Sept 13
At least 13 locations
in and around Penang Hill were hit by landslides. It was said that soil erosion
had occurred in several areas along the jeep trail, causing trees to be
uprooted.
May 28
Minor landslide in
Bukit Gambier and a torrential mudflow from a nearby hillside caused a 35m-long
retaining wall to collapse in front of a corner house in Halaman Bukit Gambier.
The mudflow behind
the Mutiara Indah Apartment left a huge pool of debris, rocks and silt.
During the landslide,
concrete and earth from the collapsed wall brought down a lamppost that toppled
onto a car.
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