GEORGE TOWN: Nobody knew a natural disaster was waiting to happen until Sungai Kelian in Tanjung Bungah turned brown and silty.
The sudden profusion of laterite mud flowing out to sea was caused by a landslide even bigger than the one that killed 11 people at a Tanjung Bungah construction site last year.
But it was so far uphill – 231m above sea level – that Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had to use a drone to find it.
As it was a natural landslide, residents are now worried about the fragility of slopes in the Tanjung Bungah hill range and want tighter scrutiny on the many development projects slated for their neighbourhood all the way to Batu Ferringhi. ...
The sudden profusion of laterite mud flowing out to sea was caused by a landslide even bigger than the one that killed 11 people at a Tanjung Bungah construction site last year.
But it was so far uphill – 231m above sea level – that Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had to use a drone to find it.
As it was a natural landslide, residents are now worried about the fragility of slopes in the Tanjung Bungah hill range and want tighter scrutiny on the many development projects slated for their neighbourhood all the way to Batu Ferringhi. ...
This last image is from JKKK Taman Setiahttps://www.facebook.com/1406056862779493/photos/pcb.1942568949128279/1942568539128320/?type=3&theater
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