Landslide risk: 28 residents from Batu Gajah's Taman Chenderong Jaya evacuated


Evacuated residents checking in at the relief centre at the Tanjung Tualang Multi-purpose Hall. - Photo courtesy of Malaysian Civil Defence Twitter

IPOH: Some 28 residents from six families in Taman Chenderong Jaya, Batu Gajah, were evacuated on Thursday (Feb 9) to a relief centre following a landslide risk in the area.

A spokesman for the District Disaster Management Secretariat said the PPS at the Tanjung Tualang Multi-purpose Hall was opened at 10.40pm Thursday to accommodate the residents concerned.

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