Karak landslide caused by overflow of water catchment area, says Fire and Rescue Dept


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 12 Nov 2015

BENTONG: The Karak landslide was caused by an overflow of a water catchment area, not logging on a nearby hill, said the Fire and Rescue Department. 

The Department's deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Soiman Jahid said the heavy rain over the last few days had caused the catchment to overflow, picking up sediment and mud which became a landslide. 

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