Federal Territories minister Shahidan Kassim confirmed that residents of the Sri Duta 1 apartments in Taman Duta were evacuated after a landslide occurred at the base of several of the apartment blocks.

“Ikram (Institut Kerja Raya Malaysia) is looking into the matter and will discuss with DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) and the management of the apartments (about a solution).

“DBKL will then inform me about the report (from Ikram),” Shahidan said when contacted.

He said Ikram’s report would likely be ready tomorrow.

Police, however, said there has been no evidence of soil movement in the area.

“As of now, contractors are working to strengthen the foundation. Monitoring work is being done by DBKL every day to survey water and land movement.

“Up to now, no earth movement has been detected,” said Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Hassan, according to The Star.

Azmi added that DBKL evacuated 34 households last week, as the area had been deemed unsafe by the Public Works Department.

No injuries have been reported so far.

Photos of the apartment block affected by landslides had been circulating on social media, raising concerns. A number of other apartments have similarly been evacuated.

It was reported on Dec 21 that residents of Indahria Apartments in Shah Alam were asked to leave after it was deemed to be structurally unsafe. Shahidan said the Bangsar Indah condominium had also been recently evacuated.

Bangsar Indah was affected by a landslide nearby which caused rock pile-ups that Shahidan said have since been cleared.

Meanwhile, Shahidan said DBKL would meet with the management of buildings in Kuala Lumpur that have basement parking after reports of many cars being damaged in such car parks.

The implementation of an early warning system for residents to move their vehicles from the car park in the event of flash floods will be discussed, he said.