PETALING JAYA: Failure by the authorities to apply stringent protection on the environment and to regularly maintain hillslopes is an invitation to future tragedies, warn environmental groups following the latest Cameron Highlands landslide.
After two lives were lost in the incident at Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands, the groups said authorities must monitor all high-risk areas in the vicinity and take measures to prevent landslides or slope failures.
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