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Ampang landslide: Police find body of elderly woman

Search and rescue personnel are pictured at the site of a landslide at Taman Bukit Permai 2 Ampang, March 10, 2022. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Police confirmed that an elderly woman, who was the second victim found in the landslide incident at Taman Bukit Permai, Ampang here has died.

Ampang Jaya District Police chief ACP Mohamad Farouk Eshak said the body of the woman, who was in her 80s, was brought out at 9.15pm.

He said her body was found in her house and had been taken to the Ampang Hospital for post-mortem, adding that she is believed to be the wife of the first victim who was rescued earlier.

“So far three more men are believed to be still buried in the rubble, including an employee of Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd.

“Apart from that, all the residents from the area have been placed at the temporary relief centre in Taman Mega Jaya here as a precautionary measure,” he told reporters at the site of the incident. — Bernama

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