Malaysia is relatively safe from most natural disasters but tremors, landslides and sinkholes can still occur, potentially damaging homes. Seismic activity, heavy rainfall and ground movement pose serious risks to human safety, particularly when they cause structural cracks or, in worse cases, collapse by critically compromising a home’s foundation.
Hence, the stability of a property’s foundation can mean the difference between a minor repair costing a few thousand ringgit and a complete rebuild running into hundreds of thousands.
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