Third mudslide in area rattles residents

Massive clean-up: Council workers clearing the mud at Taman Terubong Jaya in Paya Terubong, Penang, after continuous rain washed earth from a nearby hillslope.

GEORGE TOWN: Some 200 apartment residents in Taman Terubong Jaya in Paya Terubong are worried for their safety following a mudslide in the area after several days of continuous rain.

A resident, Datuk T. Sabapathee, in his 70s, said the mudslide occurred at about 4am yesterday after continuous rain washed earth from the Bukit Kukus hillslope behind the three blocks of apartment.