Another apartment in Klang Valley evacuated amid safety concerns
Another apartment in the Klang Valley has been evacuated amid safety concerns, following the major floods that struck various parts of the country last weekend.
Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim confirmed with Malaysiakini that the residents of Sri Duta Apartment at Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, have been evacuated after a landslide occurred at the base of several of the apartment blocks.
“Ikram (Institut Kerja Raya Malaysia) is looking into the matter and they will discuss with the DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) and the...
Another apartment in the Klang Valley has been evacuated amid safety concerns, following the major floods that struck various parts of the country last weekend.
Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim confirmed with Malaysiakini that the residents of Sri Duta Apartment at Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, have been evacuated after a landslide occurred at the base of the apartment blocks.
“Ikram (Institut Kerja Raya Malaysia) is looking into the matter and they will discuss with the DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) and the management of the apartment (about the solution).
“DBKL will then inform me about the report (from Ikram),” Shahidan said when contacted today.
He said Ikram will most likely be ready with the report by tomorrow.
Meanwhile, police said there has been no evidence of soil movement in the area.
“As of now, contractors are performing works to strengthen the foundation. Monitoring works are conducted by DBKL every day to survey water and land movement.
"Up till now, no (further) land movement has been detected," said Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Hassan, as reported by The Star today.
He added that DBKL had evacuated 34 households from the apartment last week.
This was because the area had been deemed unsafe by the Public Works Department, he said.
No injuries in the area have been reported so far.
Photos of the apartment affected by landslides had been circulating on social media, raising safety concerns among the public.
Other affected apartments
It was reported on Dec 21 that the Indahria Apartment in Shah Alam was evacuated after it was deemed to be structurally unsafe.
The apartment, which is situated near a river, had been plagued with structural issues since at least 2013.
Shahidan said there have also been other apartments that were evacuated recently, including the Bangsar Indah condominium.
Bangsar Indah was affected by a landslide nearby which caused rock pile-ups at the condominium, but Shahidan said the debris has since been removed.
Meanwhile, he added that DBKL intends to have a meeting with the management of buildings in Kuala Lumpur that has basement parking.
The meeting is to discuss how to implement a system to warn people to move their vehicles from basement parking early in case of flash floods.
Shahidan, who said he was on the way to Bentong to help with flood relief efforts, also encouraged DBKL officers to volunteer in efforts to help the flood victims.
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