PETALING JAYA: A massive landslide in Taman Bukit Serdang early yesterday morning sent several families scurrying to safety. 

The landslide that occurred at 3am swallowed part of Jalan BS11/14 and damaged a number of cars parked along the road. 

ON THE EDGE: Residents living in fear as part of Jalan BS11/14 in Taman Bukit Serdang has collapsed following a massive landslide early yesterday morning.

Residents of homes facing the landslide said they first heard a cracking sound, followed by an explosion. Then, part of the road just gave way. 

Resident Wong Woi Ping said it had been raining heavily the day earlier and the landslide occurred three hours after the rain stopped. 

The landslide had caused cracks to appear in some houses, while the damaged section of the road measured 50m by 25m.  

Residents Cheng Kee Thoong and David Yap said when they heard their dogs barking, they went to their windows to check and saw two fruit trees on the opposite site of the road disappear. 

Yap said one of the residents informed the police and the fire services department who arrived shortly after and cordoned off the area. 

Cheng said there was a warning sign when a minor landslip occurred on June 29 and there were hairline cracks on the road. 

Seri Kembangan assemblyman Datuk Liew Yuen Keong said the council held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss immediate and long terms steps to stabilise the slope. 

The meeting chaired by Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSj) president Adnan Mohd Ikhsan was attended by representatives from the police, Fire and Rescue Services Department, Public Works Institute of Malaysia (Ikram), Public Works Department (PWD), MPSJ’s own technical departments and the developer, LBS Bina. 

Liew, who is also an MPSJ councillor, said as a stopgap plan, the council had placed a plastic cover over the slope to stop any further landslide. 

Policemen, firemen and personnel from MPSJ’s enforcement unit have been stationed at the site throughout the night to look out for signs of further erosion along the slope. 

“If there are any signs of the land shifting, they will alert the occupants of the 12 houses (nearby) to vacate their homes,” he said. 

Liew said the council would be holding another meeting at the site today, with representatives from all the relevant parties to study the stability of the slope and discuss the next course of action. 

“We (MPSJ) hope to come up with a plan tomorrow and the council will grant immediate approval to allow remedial work to begin within the next few days,” he said.