Cameron Highlands Year End 2015: More landslides, floods…?

In case we forget: The Disastrous Flood at the Cameron Highlands November 2013…

9 November 2015

IT HAS STARTED. A landslide at first, and then a few more, all small for the time being.

The Rakyat Post

Landslides occur on road between Tapah and Cameron Highlands

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IPOH, Nov 9, 2015:

Minor landslides have occurred at a stretch between the 20th and 23rd milestones of Jalan Pahang from Tapah to Cameron Highlands, reducing the road there to a single lane, according to police.

Tapah police chief Supt Som Sak Din Keliaw said the situation was under control although minor landslides continued to occur due to intermittent rain.

A contractor engaged by the Public Works Department in Tapah was clearing the debris from the road, he told Bernama.

Tapah Fire and Rescue Department chief Kamarulzaman Busirun said a truck with five firemen had been deployed to the area.

http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/11/09/landslides-occur-on-road-between-tapah-and-cameron-highlands/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Star

Monday November 9, 2015 MYT 4:14:15 PM

Small landslide causes Cameron Highlands traffic jam

zaLong que at Tapah – Ringlet road due to several land slides which occurred along the stretch on Monday. SAIFUL BAHRI/The Star

TAPAH: Soil erosion at several stretches along Jalan Tapah-Ringlet caused a traffic standstill for about six hours when trees, soil and rocks fell on the road.

According to 38-year old stall-owner Jamil Din,the congestion started as early as 8.30am on Monday.

“The erosion caused soil to fall onto a petrol tanker, causing the vehicle to be caught by it. The driver was unhurt,” said Jamil.

He added that several lorries hauled the tanker at about 11am.

Jamil said there was a downpour the night before, which caused rocks, soil, trees and branches to fall onto the road.

“The rainfall last night was quite heavy.  It had rained until about 11pm,” he said.

By about 2.30pm, traffic flow continued but was still at a slow crawl.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/11/09/cameron-highlands-landslide/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The Cameron Highlands: 10 years left before the Mother of all catastrophes?

December 2014
 

Simpang Pulai to Cameron KB to KL from Gua Musang Road close!! Allahuakbar!! Gila dasat woo!!

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Landslide at Km44 Jalan Loging-Pos Blau cuts off Cameron Highlands to Gua Musang route

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November 2014

NO, THEY CAN’T GO HOME YET…

NST

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Flood victims in Bertam Valley are not allowed to return home following uncertain weather in the highlands and the high water level at the Sultan Abu Bakar Dam.

Cameron Highlands police chief DSP Wan Zahari Wan Busu said heavy rain which started at 1pm today had caused the water level at the dam to rise and flooding the area for the second time.

“Even though the rain has stopped and water has subsided, residents are not allowed to return to their homes for fear of more heavy rain over the area,” he told Bernama.

http://www.nst.com.my/node/50576

Mayat dua pekerja ladang Indonesia yg hilang ditemukan di bawah timbunan batu di Sungai Kabok, Bertam Valley

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CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Heavy rains have caused a mud flood here, which hit Ringlet at about around 7pm Wednesday due to heavy rains, with a boy believed to be missing.

The boy is feared to have been swept away by flood waters, while up to about 40 houses have been submerged.

A spokesman from the Civil Defence Department here said the boy was stranded on a tractor near a farm when the flood hit.

He supposedly tried to get to safety but was swept away by floodwaters.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/11/06/Mud-flood-camerons/

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