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00:04Landslide erupts in Taman Yuk Shui, Penang
00:07Take a life
00:08That incident made the front page of several newspapers yesterday.
00:10The deceased was a 73-year-old doctor named Huang.
00:14His body was removed from the scene yesterday.
00:16He was immediately sent to the Penang General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
00:20The death report was released in shock.
00:23Northeast District Police Chief Abdul Roza revealed
00:25After the forensic autopsy
00:27The cause of death was confirmed to be a landslide.
00:30This can lead to blunt force trauma to the chest and traumatic asphyxia.
00:34The autopsy report showed no suspicious circumstances regarding the cause of death.
00:38After the landslide
00:40Besides Dr. Huang's family being affected
00:43Six units listed as dangerous residences
00:46Approximately 15 residents have been evacuated.
00:49They are temporarily unable to go home.
00:50The land bureau has already arranged a temporary resettlement center.
00:54Provide a place for the six affected households to stay.
00:57Police have cordoned off the landslide site.
00:59Residents are prohibited from approaching
01:01Representatives from various government agencies
01:03Today, people have been entering the construction site of the facility for inspection one after another.
01:08The landslide-affected hillside has been covered with landslide-proof cloth.
01:12To prevent landslides from happening again
01:14It didn't rain heavily today.
01:16The muddy water no longer flowed down the site.
01:18Precautions taken at the site of the deadly landslide at the Longwei Water Garden
01:23After application
01:23Icelandic Mayor Lars Larssondl stated at a regular press conference today
01:27Continuous rainfall may cause the soil on the hillside to further deteriorate due to rainwater infiltration.
01:33Become soft
01:35Although according to the authorities' observations
01:36There are currently no obvious signs that the slope will collapse again.
01:40The authorities anticipate that it will take at least three months to conduct the investigation.
01:44Only now can a decision be made; there is currently no way to determine whether the six households can return home.
01:50Timetable
01:50However, before the landslide occurred
01:53Local residents had previously opposed
01:55They even complained to the city hall about the risks posed by the slope.
01:59The mayor of Iceland confirmed
02:00The authorities do indeed have a WhatsApp group for communicating with local residents.
02:04So that they can receive complaints and have site issues resolved as quickly as possible.
02:08What happens after the authorities receive the complaint?
02:10They will then relay this to the developer, requesting them to be more vigilant.
02:14Strengthen construction site safety
02:15The city hall had already sent a letter reminding people back in September of this year.
02:19Construction contractors and developers
02:21Safety measures must be strengthened during the rainy season.
02:24Regularly check the safety of the urge.
02:27Even though the mayor of Bing Island claimed
02:29The authorities have taken preventative measures.
02:31But tragedy still struck.
02:32Some people even dug up
02:35Actually, it's an old grudge from 9 years ago
02:36The residents were initially opposed to the construction on the hillside slope behind the garden.
02:41The plan to build a 47-story building
02:44According to news materials from October 25, 2017
02:47Watershed Water Garden Residents Association
02:49Accompanied by representatives from the Gerakan Party and the MCA at the time
02:54Oppose the plan to develop high-rise buildings on the hillside of the watershed water garden.
02:58The Penang chairman of the Gerakan Party who accompanied the residents in their protests
03:01Liu Hudongqiang
03:03Today, a statement was also issued criticizing the state government.
03:06The opposition from local residents was not taken seriously.
03:08This is clearly not a simple natural disaster.
03:11Rather, it was a tragedy that could have been avoided.
03:14According to news reports from that year
03:16The relevant plan was brought to Pennsylvania's Court of Appeals.
03:19Facing shutdown
03:21However, residents remain worried that the plan will become...
03:23The second landslide time bomb
03:26Residents stated that the area was originally intended for the development of six-story villas.
03:30It was approved during the reign of the former state government.
03:33But later on
03:35The villa plan was transformed into a plan for four 47-story high-rise buildings.
03:39This has caused concern among residents.
03:41Before that, when it rained heavily...
03:43This hillside has also experienced landslides in the past.
03:45The developer was subject to complaints.
03:47I received at least five work stoppage orders in total.
03:51Longwei State Assemblyman Wong Hon Wai confirmed to the media
03:54Residents of the Longwei River Basin Water Garden nine years ago
03:57There are indeed development plans that oppose the construction of new high-rise buildings.
04:00And initiated legal proceedings with the developer on the Appeals Board.
04:04However
04:05Currently built on the hillside
04:07It wasn't actually the 47-story apartment building from before.
04:10Instead, there are two buildings, each with 32 floors.
04:12And a 33-story building
04:15The developer has currently halted construction.
04:17The authorities also launched a comprehensive geological study.
04:19This includes having independent professionals provide slope safety and risk assessments.
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