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Eighty-three of the 104 homeowners from Taman United, Kuala Lumpur, have registered at the temporary evacuation centre at the Sri Petaling Community Centre after a retaining wall near their flats collapsed on Monday (Nov 24).

Taman United flat resident Lina Dio, 46, said on Wednesday (Nov 26) that she was hanging clothes outside her third-floor unit along Jalan Sepadu 7 when the ground suddenly began to shake.


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00:0083 of the 104 homeowners from Taman United, Kuala Lumpur, have registered at the Temporary
00:08Evacuation Centre at the Sri Pitaling Community Centre after a retaining wall near their flats
00:14collapsed on Monday. The incident led authorities to order the evacuation of residents from all 104
00:21units in Block C as a safety precaution. Five homeowners are currently staying at the centre,
00:27including 46-year-old Lina Dio and her 13-year-old son, Muhammad Rizal Abdullah, who were at home when they felt the ground shake.
00:57Muhammad Rizal said a resident had noticed cracks forming on the retaining wall before it collapsed.
01:06Another homeowner, 76-year-old Li Ah Yong, said she was also deeply shaken by the incident.
01:26Muhammad Rizal
01:38The residents hope Kuala Lumpur City Hall will take their time
02:07to repair the slope properly.
02:10Police confirmed 52 units in Block C were evacuated on the first day.
02:15Some of the victims are staying in the evacuation centre, while others are with relatives.
02:20Authorities say the collapse may have been caused by rainwater accumulation behind the
02:24wall and the contractors have begun installing tarpaulins over the exposed slope.
02:37The end of the week has been passed by a few days when the
02:42people have been taken care of.
02:45The law was replaced by a few days.
02:47The operation of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall is under the new
02:52area of the building of the building of the building of the building.
02:57The law was replaced by a few days in the building of the building of the building of the building.
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