MIRI: 14 residents of a rented house in Kampung Lereng Bukit here ran for their lives when a landslide occurred in the vicinity of the building on Saturday night.
The incident was believed to be a result of continuous heavy rain since Friday night. Construction worker, Mohd Suhaili Mahrin, 27, a construction worker, said he was alerted by children playing outside his home. The incident occurred at 9pm when he was cooking in the kitchen with his wife.
“I immediately alerted my family members and also the other residents. Everyone was panicking because our home was less than five metres away from where the landslide occurred. “One of the residents fainted from shock and had to be rushed to the Miri Hospital for treatment,” he added.
A team from the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and the Fire and Rescue Department hurried to the scene to investigate.
According to an APM officer, Captain Mohd Hazle Shah Abdul Hamid, so far, 31 people from 10 families who stayed close to the site of the landslide have been located to a temporary shelter at Kampung Lereng Bukit Community Hall for their safety. Piasau State Assemblyman, Datuk Sebastian Ting visited the site of the landslide yesterday and brought lunch for the affected families staying in the community hall.
