GEORGE TOWN: One person was killed after a landslide collapsed onto the back of a house in Taman Seri Rambai, Paya Terubong, on Sunday morning (Oct 25).
The Penang Fire and Rescue Department responded to a distress call at 8.36am and dispatched a team from the Paya Terubong station, which arrived at the scene on Lebuh Rambai 13 just two minutes later.
Three individuals were caught in the incident. While two escaped safely, one victim was buried.
Medical personnel pronounced the trapped victim dead at the scene at 9.10am. Rescue workers are currently conducting an extrication operation to retrieve the body.
Seven firefighters, supported by an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit, remain deployed at the site as operations continue.
