Photos: Mud Flood And Landslide In Cameron Highlands

CAMERON HIGHLANDS 06 November 2014. Kereta dihanyutkan akibat banjir lumpur di Pekan Ringlet susulan hujan lebat di beberapa kawasan di sekitar Cameron Highlands sejak lewat petang. NSTP/Muhaizan Yahya.

Three people were killed during a mud flood and landslide in Cameron Highlands after heavy rain two landslides and a mudslide at several areas here.

R. Tunesh, 13 was swept away by floodwater at Kuala Terla while a 48 year old Indonesian, Anipa was buried in a landslide at his rented house in Bertam Valley and  a 66-year-old Nepalese, Md Yousuf Miya was also buried by a landslide at his home in Ulu Merah in Ringlet.

Tenaga Nasional Bhd had started slowly releasing water from the Sultan Abu Bakar Dam at 10.30pm yesterday to avoid the water from reaching critical levels.

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PENDUDUK Kampung Baru Ringlet bergotong-royong membersihkan rumah dan perabot yang berlumpur selepas banjir kilat melanda sekitar kawasan Cameron Highlands lewat petang semalam. – Foto Muhaizan Yahya

PENDUDUK menggunakan jengkaut untuk membersihkan laluan berhampiran kediaman mereka di Sungai Bertam selepas banjir kilat melanda sekitar kawasan Cameron Highlands lewat petang semalam. – Foto Supian Ahmad

CAMERON HIGHLANDS 06 November 2014. Kereta dihanyutkan akibat banjir lumpur di Pekan Ringlet susulan hujan lebat di beberapa kawasan di sekitar Cameron Highlands sejak lewat petang. NSTP/Muhaizan Yahya.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS 6 November 2014. Air sungai Bertam yang melimpah selepas empangan dibuka bagi mengelakkan banjir yang lebih besar. NSTP/Supian Ahmad

CAMERON HIGHLANDS 06 November 2014. Penduduk Lembah Bertam melihat Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Bertam Valley dinaiki air selepas pintu empangan dibuka susulan hujan lebat di beberapa kawasan di sekitar Cameron Highlands sejak lewat petang semalam. NSTP/Muhaizan Yahya.