Ampang landslide victim worked for contractor, not Air Selangor


Photo: FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: One of the victims in Thursday's (March 10) landslide at Taman Bukit Permai in Ampang was an employee of an appointed contractor, and not a Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd worker as reported earlier.

Air Selangor corporate communications chief Elina Baseri said in a statement on Friday (March 11) that six of the contractor's workers were carrying out site inspections and valve pipe repairs when the landslide occurred.

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