2002 Taman Hillview landslide

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The 2002 Taman Hillview landslide occurred on 20 November 2002 in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, crushing the bungalow of the Affin Bank chairman General (RtD) Tan Sri Ismail Omar and killing eight people. Investigation showed the landslide occurred on an old landslide [1]

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References

  1. Lim, Choun-Sian; Jamaluddin, Tajul Anuar; Komoo, Ibrahim (2019). "Human-induced landslides at Bukit Antarabangsa, Hulu Kelang, Selangor" (PDF). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia. 67: 9–20. doi: 10.7186/bgsm67201902 .