A motorist driving along the single-lane stretch near the landslide site at Sheikh Tahir Astronomy Centre in Jalan Pantai Acheh, Balik Pulau. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
THE landslide near Sheikh Tahir Astronomy Centre in Balik Pulau, Penang, is said to be due to failure of the slope’s stone pitching in preventing large rocks from sliding during heavy rain on Monday.
Balik Pulau MP Datuk Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik said he was informed of the matter by the Public Works Department (JKR) district engineer.
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