Cars buried in mud as landslide hits Putra Heights

A landslide hit Putra Heights here, leaving several vehicles submerged in mud and soil.

No one was injured in the incident which occurred at about 6.15pm yesterday in Bukit Cermin, Persiaran Putra Perdana.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Mohd Sani Harul said five cars, a van and a motorcycle were damaged.

“Earth fell into a pond facing the road, causing it to overflow,” Mohd Sani said at the scene.

Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Ramli said the road was being closed temporarily to clear the debris.

“Persiaran Putra Perdana should be reopened to motorists by Friday morning,'' he said.

Retiree Abdul Talib Ramli, 58, and his wife were on their way home when a wave of mud washed over their car.

Abdul Talib had stopped at the junction of Persiaran Putra Bahagia and Persiaran Putra Perdana at about 6.15pm.

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PERSIARAN PUTRA PERDANA PARTIALLY OPEN TO TRAFFIC AFTER MUDSLIDE

Only one lane on Persiaran Putra Perdana, in Putra Heights, is open Friday morning after a mudslide late Thursday buried a number of vehicles and made the road impassable.

Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Ramli said the mud was so wet that it could not be picked up and removed as it kept oozing out of the lorries.

So the mud has been pushed to one side and one lane cleared for traffic, he said.

No one was injured during the mudslide at 6.15pm on Thursday in Bukit Cermin, Persiaran Putra Perdana, but a number of cars were washed in mud.

The cars were being cleaned and efforts were underway to tow them away, he said.

The OCPD said that an update of the situation would be given at a press conference after a meeting with the “relevant parties at 3pm to discuss the safety of the hill slope and the building on top of it.”

Five cars, a van and a motorcycle were damaged and earth that fell into a pond facing the road caused the pond to overflow.

Kingsley Hills Sdn Bhd founder Tan Sri Barry Goh said Thursday the earth came from a plot of land that was being filled and that all work would be suspended pending a site audit.

The company is involved in a residential development in the area.

 

TheStar

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