PETALING JAYA: A forensics report revealed that rainfall was the main factor that triggered the deadly Batang Kali landslide.
Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who leads the National Disaster Management Agency , said the landslide was due to heavy rainfall for five days prior to the incident as well as in the preceding month.“The heavy rain caused the slope to collapse, resulting in the campsites, including Hill View, Farm View and Riverside, to be covered in soil debris, leading to property damage and loss of lives,” he said in a statement.
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He said the report, which was prepared by his ministry through the minerals and geoscience department and the survey and mapping department, had also been read by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.Preliminary findings by the works ministry previously showed that tension cracks, stretching along the road running above the hill slope, and the accumulation of underground water beneath the campsite had likely caused the landslide.
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