Chronology of landslide incidents this year

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Following is a chronology of landslide incidents that occurred nationwide this year from January till today:

JAN 1, 2022 

Seven landslide incidents - six in Selangor and one in Negeri Sembilan - are reported on the first day of 2022.

JAN 2, 2022

Thirteen routes in five districts in Negeri Sembilan are closed to all traffic following landslides and floods. 

FEB 14, 2022

Thirty-one people from nine families of staff from the Tongod police station in Sabah are evacuated as a safety measure following a landslide near the station.

MARCH 2, 2022 

The Sultan Mahmud Power Station (SJSM) in Kenyir, near Hulu Terengganu, temporarily shut down since Feb 27 after the high voltage transmission tower, which supplies electricity from SJSM to the National Grid, collapsed due to a landslide.

MARCH 8, 2022 

Three landslide incidents are reported following flash floods in the capital city. Two areas involved are road reserves at 1/27 Taman Gembira and Jalan Hang Tuah 4, Salak Selatan, whereas another area is at Section 6, Wangsa Maju involving private land.

MARCH 10, 2022 

Four are killed and one injured in a landslide incident at Taman Bukit Permai 2, Ampang. In addition, 15 houses are destroyed and 10 vehicles are affected.

APRIL 10, 2022

Incessant heavy rain for the past few days results in floods in several villages in the Tuaran district while five houses are affected by a landslide at the Telipok Settlement Scheme.

MAY 15, 2022 

Two women die in a landslide and water surge incident while hiking up the Gunung Suku Permanent Forest Reserve on Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands. 

JUNE 14, 2022

A landslide occurs at Jalan Tun Dr Ismail, Taman Bukit Sentosa following several hours of continuous heavy rain, affecting a Tenaga Nasional Berhad substation there.

JULY 24, 2022 

A sewerage worker is injured after being trapped for about four hours in a landslide while doing septic tank repair work at Sekolah Menengah (SM) Sains Kota Tinggi in Johor.

JULY 28, 2022

Two children are killed, while two adults are injured after their house in Taman Elok, Jalan Bukit Nenas is hit by a landslide.

AUG 29, 2022 

Six homes in Rumah Rakyat Batang Benar in Nilai collapse and suffer cracks as a result of soil settling due to heavy rain.

NOV 1, 2022 

Six men are trapped in a landslide incident near the Tenom Pangi Dam, Sabah.

NOV 15, 2022 

A family of three are jolted out of bed when their bungalow at Taman Halaman in Ampang is hit by a landslide, causing part of the back wall to collapse.

NOV 16, 2022 

Several Orang Asli houses in Kg Kerawat, Simpang Pulai are partially buried in a landslide but no casualty is reported.

NOV 17, 2022 

-  Landslides and fallen trees on Jalan Mantin Batu 8 cause Jalan Mantin-Seremban to be temporarily closed in both directions for cleaning works and tree cutting.

 - Some 25 people from five families in Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Raya are stranded after a landslide and fallen trees cut off road links to the village.

 NOV 26, 2022 

 A man is killed in a landslide at Blue Valley in Kampung Raya, Cameron Highlands.

 DEC 2, 2022

A landslide following continuous rain damages the front of a terrace house at Taman Sri Anggerik in Rantau, Seremban.

DEC 9, 2022 

Six individuals narrowly escape a landslide incident in Taman Halaman, Ampang. Their house is also damaged.

DEC 10, 2022 

The occupants of three houses in Taman Halaman, Ampang are ordered to evacuate due to expected soil movements following continuous heavy rain in their landslide-hit location.

DEC 16, 2022 

A total of 94 individuals are involved in a landslide near the campsite at Father's Organic Farm, Gohtong Jaya, early today.

 As of 5 pm, police confirmed 18 died, 15 are still missing while 61 have been rescued.

 -- BERNAMA