2006 Kampung Pasir landslide

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2006 Kampung Pasir landslide
Date31 May 2006 (2006-05-31)
Location Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Deaths4
Displaced141

The 2006 Kampung Pasir landslide was a landslide that occurred on 31 May 2006, in Kampung Pasir, Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Two women were killed and two children were feared buried alive in a landslide that flattened three blocks of longhouses in Kampung Pasir, Ulu Klang here.

"The 2006 Kampung Pasir disaster highlighted the fact that man-made slopes needed to be built according to guidelines, just like any other infrastructure such as roads and bridges." [1]

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References

  1. "Two women killed, two feared buried". The Star. Retrieved 2023-04-11.