PUTRAJAYA: The Mineral and Geoscience Department (JMG) identified a total of 31 hotspots at risk of landslides nationwide during the northeast monsoon season. The department’s director-general, Datuk Zamri Ramli, said that among the areas at risk are around the Klang Valley; Tanjung Bungah and Paya Terubong in Penang; Ipoh and Cameron Highlands in Perak; Kundasang in Sabah; and Bau in Sarawak.
As part of preparations to tackle any landslides during the northeast monsoon season, which is expected to start this month, he said JMG has implemented the monitoring of 254 critical slopes.
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