World · 7 d ago
Penang landslide kills a doctor and halts hillside construction
The landslide hit a two-storey house in Taman Seri Rambai, Paya Terubong, at about 8:36 a.m. Sunday. A 73-year-old doctor was trapped and died, while two others escaped.
Penang Island City Council ordered a halt to condominium construction and roadworks on the hillside nearby. Six houses were told to evacuate.
What we know
- Stabilisation work was unfinished at the slide
- A stop-work order is in place
Not yet
- The cause, still under investigation
- Whether the works played a role
Officials say slope stabilisation work was unfinished where the ground gave way. Early findings point to a leaking pipe and clogged drains.
Environmental group Sahabat Alam Malaysia said the risk was foreseeable after extensive hill-cutting, and called on the state to explain.
