00:01It was another Sunday morning, and Dr Wong Kar Lin was preparing breakfast as usual when tragedy struck.
00:08Slope stabilisation work was underway just metres from the kitchen at the back of his house in Taman Seri Rambai,
00:15Payet Rubong.
00:16After a night of heavy rain, earth and mud came crashing down at about 8.30am, bringing a wall down
00:24on the 73-year-old as he cooked.
00:26His wife, Chang Meinuo, 68, and mother-in-law, Wong Polim, 86, were upstairs when they heard a loud crash.
00:35By the time they rushed downstairs, Dr Wong was already trapped beneath the rubble.
00:41Chang was inconsolable as firefighters recovered her husband's body at about 11.20am.
00:49She said a landslide of such magnitude had never occurred in the neighbourhood before.
00:55Polim said she was showering upstairs when the landslide struck.
00:59Her daughter shouted for her to get out, and they fled the house to safety, only to realise that Dr
01:05Wong was trapped beneath the rubble.
01:07She described her son-in-law as a good man.
01:11Neighbour Oi Heng Keng, who lives two doors away, said he heard a loud boom when the landslide occurred.
01:17Pagi tujuh tengah pagi, tujuh tengah pagi, tujuh tengah saya air, bahkan ada bung.
01:23Tapi tengok, apasal, oh, angka punya tepi rumah, dia sudah turun.
01:29Penang Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Operations Director John Sagun Francis
01:34said firefighters used rescue equipment to extricate Dr Wong, who was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
01:42Itulah lima pagilan pada jam 8.36 pagi.
01:49Dan kita sampai di lokasi kejadian dalam 8.38.
01:53Dan semasa kejadian, diperkai berada di dalam rumah tersebut, tiga orang.
01:58Dan mangsa berada, orang pada masa tersebut berada di bahagian dakur.
02:01Dua lagi mangsa yang selamat itu, mereka berada di tingkat atas.
02:04Meanwhile, North East District Officer Isma Suhaimi Sharif said soil movement continued to be detected at the site
02:12even after the rain had subsided.
02:14Preliminary findings indicated that a leaking water channel and a clogged drain had caused water to accumulate,
02:21triggering the landslide.
02:23He added that a heavy crane and a large concrete block at the site were at risk of falling if
02:29the ground shifted further.
02:30Work near the affected area has been halted due to safety concerns.
02:35Exposed slopes will be covered with plastic sheets as an immediate precaution
02:40to prevent water from seeping into the ground during heavy rain.
02:44Isma Suhaimi said six houses involving five families had been ordered to evacuate,
02:50with a community hall in Payaterubong activated as a temporary relief centre.
02:55The evacuation is expected to last several days,
02:58while authorities await technical assessments from the Penang Island City Council,
03:03the Minerals and Geoscience Department,
03:05and the Public Work Department to determine whether the homes are safe for occupation.
03:28A stop work order has also been issued for a nearby development project involving road and apartment construction.
03:40A stop work order has been made by the public market.
03:43A stop work order has been tested,
03:46A stop work order has been tested to the These are still days after the COVID that act.
