HEAVY RAIN TRIGGERS LANDSLIDE, 700 FLAT DWELLERS EVACUATED.

(From Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency)

from BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- A heavy downpour this evening triggered a landslide at the back of a low-cost high-rise development at Section 10 in Wangsa Maju, forcing nearly 700 residents from four blocks to be evacuated

The 7:10pm landslide also destroyed the rubbish-dumping area when tonnes of earth and debris were washed down. The evacuated blocks are 3, 4, 5 and 6

A Bernama check at the scene showed the police, Fire and Rescue Department and Civil Defence Department personnel urging the residents to vacate their premises in the event the …