The bridge connecting Pos Terisu orang asli village and Kuala Terla collapsed after a downpour at Cameron Highlands on Sunday between 2.30am and 3am.
IPOH: A total of 853 villagers were stranded after a 12.2m-long bridge in the Orang Asli settlement at Pos Terisu in Cameron Highlands collapsed on Sunday morning.
Cameron Highlands Police chief DSP Zainalabidin Othman said the bridge, which is the main pathway to the settlement at Batu 49, Kuala Terla, collapsed due to the rise in river water levels following a heavy downpour between 2am and 3am.
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