Major landslides in Malaysia
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A landslide hit a campsite near Genting Highlands on Friday, killing at least 16.
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A major landslide on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on Friday has killed more than a dozen people, and rescue work is ongoing. The following are major landslides across Malaysia in the last 30 years:
Dec 11, 1993 – 48 people were killed when one of three Highland Towers condominium blocks collapsed after being hit by a landslide in Taman Hillview, Selangor.
June 30, 1995 – 20 people were killed as a landslide buried 10 to 15 cars on a Genting Highlands slip road.
Aug 29, 1996 – 44 people were killed by a mudslide and landslide in the aboriginal Orang Asli village of Post Dipang in Kampar, Perak.
Dec 26, 1996 – 302 people died as a landslide buried village homes in Keningau, Sabah, following Tropical Storm Greg.
May 15, 1999 – More than 10,000 people were stranded in the Bukit Antarabangsa area of Selangor for a week after a landslide blocked the only access road and damaged two water mains.
Nov 20, 2002 – Eight people were killed after a landslide hit a bungalow in Taman Hillview, Selangor.
Nov 26, 2003 – A section of a major Kuala Lumpur highway, the North Klang Valley Expressway, was shut for six months after debris from a landslide covered six lanes. No one was hurt.
Dec 6, 2008 – Four people were killed and 14 bungalows buried by a landslide in Bukit Antarabangsa, Selangor.
May 21, 2011 – 16 people at an orphanage, mostly children, died in a landslide in Hulu Langat, Selangor.
June 5, 2015 – A
6.0-magnitude earthquake in Sabah
triggered landslides on Mount Kinabalu, killing 18 people and injuring 11.Oct 21, 2017 – 11 foreign workers were killed by a landslide at a housing construction site
in Tanjung Bungah, Penang.
Nov 10, 2020 – A couple died when their rented villa was hit by a landslide
at Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Tambun, Perak.
March 10, 2022 – Four people were killed by a landslide
at Taman Bukit Teratai residential estate in Selangor.
Dec 16, 2022 –
A landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali,
at the foot of Genting Highlands, killed more than a dozen people.
