Road becomes impassable to traffic due to landslide

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The landslide at Genting Kopi, Jalan Pakan, Bintangor, which covers almost the entire breath of the road.
The landslide at Genting Kopi, Jalan Pakan, Bintangor, which covers almost the entire breath of the road.

BINTANGOR: Heavy rain over the last five days has caused a landslide at Genting Kopi, Jalan Pakan here yesterday morning.

Bintangor Fire and Rescue Station chief, Nicholas Belulin said he received an emergency call at 8.17 am before sending a team to the scene to monitor the situation.

“Upon arrival at the scene, we found that the landslide had covered almost the entire with of the road, making it passable only to small vehicles.

“In this regard, I would like to remind road users to be cautious because of possible follow-up landslides,” he said when contacted here, yesterday.

He said so far, no casualty or injury on the incident was reported.

He believed there was a possibility that the soil structure at the site had become unstable due to heavy rain over the last few days.

Meanwhile, heavy rain also caused some areas to be flooded, including SK Nanga Wak Pakan which was about seven feet deep in water.

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