Families remember tragic Gunung Cheroh rockslide that claimed 40 lives in 1973


IPOH: Fifty years ago, many Gunung Cheroh villagers lost their loved ones during a rockslide in 1973.

That site was the then-Kampung Kacang Putih, located at the foothill of the limestone hills where the incident claimed 40 lives and destroyed 20 houses.

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