Puchong district officer Rahilah Rahmat said that the inspection will be conducted on the nine houses that have been vacated and 17 others that are still occupied.
“We will check if there are any cracks in each house and the possibility of pre-existing cracks that the residents may not be aware of.
“So far, only nine houses have been affected, and other houses in the same row are not involved. However, we need to await the results of the report from the mineral and geoscience department for further action,” she told reporters at the site today.
Rahilah said a preliminary report showed no signs of soil movement.
Workers have been installing metal piles around the landslide area and the unaffected soil embankment since 4am.
The landslide, which occurred at about 7.30pm after two hours of heavy rain, buried four vehicles. Officials told 29 residents of nine houses to leave their homes.
Large crater in front of house
A resident, Abd Rahim Md Ali, 72, said he was stunned to find a large crater in front of his house, after his family heard a thunderous sound akin to the snapping of a tree.
He said he and his family quickly ran outdoors to see what was happening. “When the front door was opened, we were shocked to see the front of the house had turned into a crater. We quickly fled through the back door.
“The road in front of my house had collapsed, and a Honda City car parked by the roadside was also seen submerged in the crater,” he said at the scene today.
He said he was getting ready to perform the maghrib prayer with his family last night when they heard the screams of neighbours.
“A few minutes later, firemen and police arrived and they told us to vacate the house for safety reasons,” he said. His family are now taking shelter at a relief centre set up at Subang Jaya City Council multipurpose hall.
Another resident, Tung Ei Lee, 42, said the incident was the first of its kind in decades during her time living there.
“I was tidying up the house when suddenly, a neighbour knocked on my door, informing me about the landslide. I rushed outside and saw tree branches falling. I quickly got hold of some important documents and left the house,” said Tung, who went to stay with her siblings.
RM1,000 aid from Subang MP
Subang MP Wong Chen, said the affected residents could come to the constituency office to receive RM1,000 in aid from 10am tomorrow.
“We might provide additional assistance next week because the repair work is expected to take two weeks. We have allocated sufficient funds to support their temporary accommodation in a hotel,” he said.