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LANDSLIDE TRAGEDY BEYOND CONTROL, SAYS M'SIAN PM ABDULLAH
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said
Tuesday the housing developers and all the relevant agencies had taken necessary
measures to ensure the safety of the houses at Bukit Antarabangsa where a major
landslide destroyed 14 houses and killed four people on Saturday.
"The tragedy was something that we regret very much and it was
something
that was beyond the control of all the parties concerned, although they had
considered all the possible risks involved," said the Prime Minister.
"What happened was most regrettable and we have to learn from the lesson.
Let it be a lesson because this is the third time that such an incident had
occurred. That's why Najib Razak and I have given the instruction. We decided
that there should be no more approvals for housing development in such areas
(hill slopes with risks)," he said at a media conference after chairing the
Barisan Nasional (BN) Supreme Council meeting at the Putra World Trade Centre,
here.
Barisan Nasional (National Front; commonly abbreviated as BN) is a major
political coalition in Malaysia.
"I assume they would have taken into account of the soil stability and all
the technical studies would have been done. It's something they cannot ignore,
they are aware of our concerns, about building houses on these hills in such
areas, especially on hillslopes, and rain is unusually heavy (these days) and
those who are responsible for building these houses will have considered all
these factors," he said.
He was responding to a question from the press concerning the intention of
the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide victims to sue certain parties as they believed
the tragedy occurred due to negligence by these parties.
Abdullah also stated his agreement on the steps taken by the various
government leaders concerning the construction of houses on hilly areas and near
hill slopes.
He hoped the other states would also give emphasis on houses built on hill
slopes or on hilltops before a similar tragedy struck.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday the housing developers and all the relevant agencies had taken necessary
measures to ensure the safety of the houses at Bukit Antarabangsa where a major
landslide destroyed 14 houses and killed four people on Saturday.
"The tragedy was something that we regret very much and it was
something
that was beyond the control of all the parties concerned, although they had
considered all the possible risks involved," said the Prime Minister.
"What happened was most regrettable and we have to learn from the lesson.
Let it be a lesson because this is the third time that such an incident had
occurred. That's why Najib Razak and I have given the instruction. We decided
that there should be no more approvals for housing development in such areas
(hill slopes with risks)," he said at a media conference after chairing the
Barisan Nasional (BN) Supreme Council meeting at the Putra World Trade Centre,
here.
Barisan Nasional (National Front; commonly abbreviated as BN) is a major
political coalition in Malaysia.
"I assume they would have taken into account of the soil stability and all
the technical studies would have been done. It's something they cannot ignore,
they are aware of our concerns, about building houses on these hills in such
areas, especially on hillslopes, and rain is unusually heavy (these days) and
those who are responsible for building these houses will have considered all
these factors," he said.
He was responding to a question from the press concerning the intention of
the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide victims to sue certain parties as they believed
the tragedy occurred due to negligence by these parties.
Abdullah also stated his agreement on the steps taken by the various
government leaders concerning the construction of houses on hilly areas and near
hill slopes.
He hoped the other states would also give emphasis on houses built on hill
slopes or on hilltops before a similar tragedy struck.
-- BERNAMA
