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Eight families were advised to evacuate after heavy rain triggered a landslide along the rear access road of Jalan 21 in Taman Jasmin, Kajang.

No injuries were reported, while authorities have begun remedial work and are assessing the site's safety before residents can return.

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00:01Residents of 8 double-storey houses along Jalan 21 in Taman Jasmin, Kajang were advised
00:07to evacuate as a safety precaution following a landslide near their homes on Sunday.
00:13Heavy rain began at around 4pm and continued until approximately 7pm, when residents heard
00:19a loud rumbling sound from behind their homes, accompanied by slight ground vibrations.
00:24They subsequently discovered that a large section of the rear access road had collapsed.
00:31Officers from the Kajang Fire and Rescue Department and police arrived at the scene to assess the
00:36situation and confirmed that no residents were injured in the incident.
00:40A Temporary Relief Centre was also opened at Sekolah Kebangsaan SK Taman Jasmin to accommodate
00:48affected residents.
00:49Bangi MP Shahrizan Johan, accompanied by representatives of the Kajang State Assemblyman, visited the
00:56affected area on Monday morning to meet residents and assess their situation.
01:01He said he was informed that most of the affected residents had opted to stay elsewhere temporarily
01:06rather than seek shelter at the PPS.
01:10Meanwhile, the Kajang Municipal Council deployed personnel to the site to carry out remedial work,
01:17including laying waterproof plastic sheeting over the affected slope to prevent further rainwater
01:22erosion.
01:23Some affected residents return to their homes to retrieve personal belongings and daily necessities.
01:29However, they will have to wait for the relevant authorities to complete further assessments
01:34of the site's structural safety before they can be given the go-ahead to return permanently.
01:47Inputing the search for the Kajangia Ladakh tank and the PPS.
01:48Inputing the Kajang, via the TPS of the Kajang, via the TPS of the Kajang, via the TPS of the
01:48Kajang at the bottom, is seen on the Kajang on the PPS.
01:49The Kajang on the metal lift, the Kajang on the PPS.
01:49The Kajang on the PPS.
01:49The PPS is placed in the Kajang on the PPS.
01:49The Kajang has maintained the PPS, which is the PPS in the PPS.
01:50You

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