KUALA LUMPUR: Three individuals are feared buried alive whereas two extra had been rescued in a landslide incident in Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang in which 15 properties and 10 automobiles had been affected.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis mentioned a hearth engine with 9 personnel from the Pandan fireplace station was deployed to the scene as quickly as a misery name was obtained at 5.54pm Thursday (March 10).
“The first sufferer was rescued at 6.54pm and solely sustained gentle accidents whereas the second sufferer, a lady, was discovered at 7.53pm. Rescue efforts are ongoing,” he mentioned when contacted by Bernama.
Meanwhile, Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad Farouk Eshak mentioned there are three victims buried below the rubble.
“The first sufferer, aged 84, and the second discovered simply now are believed to be a married couple,” he mentioned.
At the scene, rescue groups from the Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Force and the People’s Volunteers Corps had been working furiously, utilizing equipment and tracker canines, to find the lacking victims. – Bernama