Mud slide cause damage to welfare home

Inmates at the Rumah Kebajikan Pertubuhan Kebajikan Darul Islah Malaysia (Perkid) panicked when a mud slide damaged the retaining wall of the welfare home during a heavy rain at 3.30pm yesterday.

Perkid President Masridzi Sat said his wife informed him that during the incident at the women's hostel, four inmates were in the kitchen when they heard a loud noise.

"Upon going out to investigate the reason for the loud noise, they found the wall had tilted and cracked while the kitchen was flooded by mud," he said.

The cracks that appeared on the wall could be due to construction work carried out along the monsoon drain nearby, he said.

"The contractor carrying out construction work had placed the raw material near the welfare home's wall. During heavy rain, the wall could not withstand the heavy load, causing cracks on the wall," he said.

"This is the second incident at the welfare home. The first time it was not serious because in March a mud slide had flooded the home but there were no casualties. This time around though the wall has cracked and damaged," he said.

Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Mohd Sani Harul said the mud slide and cracked wall did not affect the structure of the building.

The incident was being investigated, he said.