400 stranded at Wang Kelian following landslide


KANGAR: Around 400 people were stranded at Wang Kelian near Padang Besar after a landslide occurred on Jalan Wang Kelian around 1pm on Sunday (Nov 23), following continuous rainfall since early this morning.

Padang Besar District Police chief ACP Mohd Shokri Abdullah said the group comprised 300 Malaysians returning from Thailand via the Wang Kelian Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex, with the remainder being local residents affected by flooding.

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