Boiling over landslide tragedy


Worrying issue: Many believe massive floods which have hit the state regularly is also caused by the vanishing forest and hill-cutting activities although the blame has always been put on excessive rainfall. — Bernama

The incident brings into focus the many hillslope developments on Penang island 

THE landslide in Tanjung Bungah which claimed 11 lives has brought into sharp focus the massive hill clearing and construction of high-rise buildings on steep slopes on Penang island.

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