Their worst fear was confirmed yesterday morning when a hillslope near Block 8 collapsed, and earth from the landslide buried more than 40 metres of grassy knoll near the hill.

A resident, Baharudin Sulaiman, whose car was slightly damaged from the incident, said he heard a rumble at about 5.45am.

"Fortunately, no one was hurt although four vehicles which were parked near the slope were pushed forward by the earth," said the 55-year-old retiree, adding that many residents are living in fear of another landslide.

Also present was an officer from the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council's (MPAJ) enforcement division and he told Sunday Mail that a temporary barrier will be rigged up along where the earth has slid down.

"Our engineering department will commence work to clean-up the site after Hari Raya," said the officer who declined to be named.

Bukit Antarabangsa State Assemblyman, Azman Wahid, who was also at the scene said the MPAJ has mobilised a task force to handle the situation.

"Plastic sheets are being placed on the exposed slope to prevent further soil erosion. By the looks of it, our stop-gap measure should be completed by the end of the day (yesterday)" said Azman.

"As a follow-up, I will also ask the MPAJ's urban planning unit to find out whether the landslide was caused by development on the other side of this hill."