‘Everything happened very fast,’ says mother-in-law of victim killed in Paya Terubong landslide

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 25 — Everything happened so fast when 86-year-old Wong Poh Lim, who was showering upstairs, rushed to safety after being alerted about a landslide today.

She said her daughter, Chang Mei Nuo, 68, informed her about the incident before they quickly went downstairs to escape. However, upon reaching the ground floor, she discovered that her son-in-law, Wong Kar Lin, 73, was already trapped under the rubble in the landslide at their home in Taman Seri Rambai, Paya Terubong here this morning.

“We were very shocked and immediately ran outside to save ourselves... everything happened so fast. My daughter said there was a loud sound during the incident, but I didn’t hear it because I was showering when the landslide happened.

“To this day, I am still traumatised and saddened by the incident,” she said when met at the scene today.

During the incident at around 8.36am, Wong, who was also a doctor, was found trapped after the landslide affected his home, and the victim was extricated by firefighters at around 11.20am.

At the time of the incident, only Poh Lim, Chang, and the victim were at the house, while the couple’s four children live separately.

For Poh Lim, the tragedy was deeply heartbreaking because her son-in-law had been part of their family for over 30 years and was described as a good person.

Although she survived without any injuries, she admitted she is still in shock over the incident that claimed the life of her loved one.

Meanwhile, Chang, who still looked gloomy when met, could not hide her grief over the loss of her husband in an incident she described as an unforgettable experience throughout their time living there.

Amidst the sorrow, she remained grateful that her husband’s body was successfully retrieved from the soil and concrete debris in an intact condition.

Earlier, the woman was seen wailing and crying as soon as her husband’s body was brought out from the soil and concrete rubble in the kitchen area of their house.

Meanwhile, a neighbour who wished to be identified as Lim, in his 30s, said he was sleeping when he heard a very loud crashing sound, given that the location of the incident was only about 20 meters from his home.

“I was sleeping when I heard a loud sound like thunder. The sound was very loud because the location of the incident is indeed close to my house. I then went out to check the situation and found that a landslide had occurred at the back of the victim’s house,” he said.

Lim, who has lived in the area for over 30 years with his wife and parents, said that this landslide incident was not the first time happening there; instead, a similar incident was reported about 10 years ago near a small temple at the back of the area.

Although the previous collapse site had been repaired, he said residents are still concerned about the safety of their surroundings, especially following the proposal for a 47-story building development in the area.

He said that every time it rains heavily, mud often flows down and covers the road, continually raising concerns among the residents. — Bernama

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乔治市，10月25日讯——今天，86岁的黄宝林（音译）正在楼上洗澡，接到山体滑坡警报后，立即冲到安全地带，一切发生得太快了。

她说，她68岁的女儿张美诺告诉她发生了这起事故，之后她们迅速下楼逃生。然而，当她到达一楼时，发现她73岁的女婿黄嘉麟已被困在今天早上发生在他们位于吉隆坡巴耶特鲁邦斯里兰拜花园的家中的山体滑坡废墟下。

“我们当时非常震惊，立刻跑到外面躲避……一切发生得太快了。我女儿说事发时听到一声巨响，但我没听到，因为山体滑坡发生时我正在洗澡。”

“直到今天，我仍然对这起事件感到震惊和悲伤，”她今天在现场接受采访时说道。

事件发生在上午 8 点 36 分左右，身为医生的黄某被发现困在山体滑坡影响下的家中，消防员于上午 11 点 20 分左右将其救出。

事发时，家中只有 Poh Lim、Chang 和受害者，而这对夫妇的四个孩子则单独居住。

对于 Poh Lim 来说，这场悲剧令人心碎，因为她的女婿已经是他们家庭的一份子超过 30 年了，而且被描述为一个好人。

虽然她毫发无损地幸存了下来，但她承认，这场夺走她挚爱之人生命的事故仍然让她感到震惊。

与此同时，见到张女士时，她仍然面色阴郁，无法掩饰失去丈夫的悲痛。她将丈夫的去世描述为他们在当地生活期间一段难忘的经历。

在悲痛之中，她仍然感激丈夫的遗体能够完好无损地从泥土和混凝土废墟中找到。

此前，当丈夫的遗体从自家厨房区域的泥土和混凝土废墟中被抬出来时，人们看到这名女子嚎啕大哭。

与此同时，一位名叫林（音译）的邻居（30多岁）表示，事发地点距离他家只有大约20米，当时他正在睡觉，突然听到一声巨响。

“我当时正在睡觉，突然听到一声巨响，像打雷一样。声音非常大，因为事发地点离我家很近。我出去查看情况，发现受害者家后面发生了山体滑坡，”他说。

林先生和妻子、父母在该地区生活了 30 多年，他说，这并非该地区首次发生山体滑坡事件；大约 10 年前，该地区后方的一座小寺庙附近就曾发生过类似的事件。

虽然之前的坍塌地点已经修复，但他表示，居民们仍然担心周围环境的安全，尤其是在该地区提出要建造一座 47 层高的建筑之后。

他说，每逢暴雨，泥浆都会流淌下来覆盖道路，不断引起居民的担忧。——马新社

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