Water from stream identified as main cause of landslide


Landslide in Bukit Kukus near Jalan Paya Terubong in Penang on Saturday.

Reports by LO TERN CHERN, N.TRISHA and R.SEKARAN 

GEORGE TOWN: Water flow from a stream on the hilly area in Jalan Bukit Kukus, Paya Terubong, near here has been identified as among the cause of the landslide.

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