KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Last year’s landslide near Batang Kali that killed dozens of campers including children was “likely” caused by “natural failure”, the Natural Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said in its investigation report of one of the deadliest disasters in the country.
It said human activities could have also played a role but the agency said it found no concrete proof to support the theory.
Environmentalists had previously called for scrutiny of development around the hilly area, which they believed could have caused the slopes to collapse.
“Without substantial evidence linking specific human activities to the landslide, it is reasonable to consider it as primarily a result of natural failure,” the agency said as part of the summary of its investigation report released today.
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