Pray for Ampang landslide victims to be found, says PM


Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob urges all Malaysians to pray that victims of the landslide in Taman Bukit Permai 2 in Ampang can be saved by rescuers. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 10, 2022.

PRIME Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has urged all Malaysians to pray that victims of the landslide in Taman Bukit Permai 2 in Ampang today can be saved by rescuers.

In a short post on his Facebook, Ismail Sabri said he learnt that four people were feared buried alive in the landslide, which affected 15 houses and 10 vehicles.

“The Fire and Rescue Department is conducting rescue work and trying to retrieve all victims from the debris,” he said.

An update given by authorities later said that two victims have been rescued and three are still trapped in the debris.

A Bernama check showed that rescuers from the Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Force and Rela were hard at work trying to locate and retrieve the remaining victims. – Bernama, March 10, 2022.


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