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Landslide in Bukit Beruntung, 2,000 ordered to evacuate

BUKIT BERUNTUNG: Some 2,000 residents of Teratai Apartment, Taman Bunga Raya here were ordered to evacuate after a landslide occured near their home at 11am.

Kuala Kubu Baru Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Azhar Tajudin said 12 personnel were rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call.

“The first engine arrived at 11.20am,” he said.

Azhar said for security reasons, the residents were ordered to temporarily move out and were placed in a temporary shelter as soil movement was still present in the area.

He said the Fire and Rescue Department is still observing the situation near the five-storey apartment.

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