Woman saves four grandchildren as house collapses during landslide in Padawan, Sarawak


PADAWAN (Bernama): A 63-year-old woman, together with her daughter, saved her four grandchildren when part of their house collapsed in a landslide in Kampung Garung at KM40 of Jalan Puncak Borneo Tuesday (Jan 12) night.

The woman, Nona Budis, said that the landslide occurred at the back of her house at 8.30pm while she was watching television in the living room, while her daughter and grandchildren were in the kitchen.

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Landslide , Kampung Garung , Padawan , Sarawak

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