November 03, 2009 12:57 PM

Jalan Rawang-Selayang At KM12 Close Due To Landslide

RAWANG, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- A landslide at Bukit Kanching at about 2.45am Tuesday has cut off road links at KM12 of the Jalan Rawang-Selayang which has been closed to all traffic.

The landslide brought tonnes of earth crashing down and covered a stretch of 200 metres to 250 metres on both lanes of the road, prompting the Fire and Rescue Department and the Civil Defence Department to close the road at 4.45am.

Following the incident, Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Mansor visited the scene and instructed the Public Works Department's slope engineering unit and the Selayang Municipal Council to submit a report to determine the cause of the landslide.

"Construction work in areas near the landslide should be stopped temporarily pending the outcome of the report to avoid another landslide," he told reporters here.

He said work to clean the area was being carried out for the convenience of some 80,000 motorists who normally used the road.

He expected the road to be re-opened for motorists by 7am Wednesday if there was no more landslide or rain that could hamper cleaning work in the area.

At about 5.50am, a police team, including the tracker dog unit, arrived at the scene to comb the area for victims and vehicles which might be buried under the landslide.

-- BERNAMA

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