2014 Cameron Highlands mud floods
The 2014 Cameron Highlands mud floods took place in Cameron Highland, Pahang, Malaysia on 5 and 6 November 2014. More than 20 houses in Ringlet town, Ringlet new village, Kampung Ulu Merah Ringlet and Bertam Valley were submerged in knee-deep flood waters.[1] At least three people were killed while five others were injured, according to official reports.[2][3][4] The electrical supply to the affected villages was cut off for several weeks. About 90 victims from 28 families were evacuated to a relief centre in Ringlet.[5] This was the second time that mud floods of this magnitude had ravaged the Bertam Valley since the 2013 mud floods. The mud floods had been largely attributed to illegal land clearing by foreign illegal immigrants who were involved in the rapidly expanding agricultural industry there.[6] Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah has orders to stop the illegal farming and there is a claim of corruption involving the illegal land clearing.[7][8]
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[edit]- ^ "Bertam Valley in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands under water". Thai PBS. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Two more dead in Camerons mudslide disaster". The Malaysian Insider. Bernama. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Cameron Highlands mud flood kills at least 3 people". The Star. The New Paper. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Cameron Highlands floods: Three dead, five injured". Channel NewsAsia. Bernama. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Cameron Highlands: Residents should relocate to higher ground, says Dawos". Borneo Post. Bernama. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ A. Azim Idris; Tharanya Arumugam (10 November 2014). "'We'll go all out to end illegal land clearing'". New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Pahang Sultan orders stop to illegal farming in Cameron Highlands". Thai PBS. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Audrey Dermawan (20 November 2014). "Ruler furious over 'mess' in highlands". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.