Living in fear after landslide

NST - Rain wreaked havoc in the lives of several families here and in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.

In Taman Bukit, Kajang, the kitchens of two houses crumbled in a landslide after rain. Cracks appeared in three neighbouring houses.

In Taman Bukit, Kajang, the kitchens of two houses crumbled in a landslide after rain. Cracks appeared in three neighbouring houses.

In the incident here, the kitchens of two homes in Taman Bukit were washed away in a landslide at 7.30am after a thunderstorm. Cracks also developed in the back portion of three neighbouring houses.

The incident in Ampang was no less scary as part of a boulder struck by lightning broke off from a cliff and came crashing down on a car parked at the Wangsa Heights condominium in Bukit Antarabangsa.

Three other cars were also damaged.

According to S. Gopi, a loud cracking sound at 7.30am as she was preparing to go to work revealed that her kitchen had collapsed.
"It had been raining heavily since 3am, but I never thought something like this would happen. more...