CAMERON HIGHLANDS: A woman was killed in a landslide in Jalan Sungai Palas in Brinchang, here, today.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said continuous heavy rains was believed to have triggered the landslide, which hit the victim's house about 3pm.
"We received a distress call at 3.30pm. Upon arrival, we saw the house already hit by several uprooted trees due to a landslide.
"There was a woman trapped in the house. We have conducted search and rescue mission near the area and found her body at the living room area at 5.45pm," he said.
The spokesman added that firemen were still carrying out clearing works near the area and a team from Tenaga Nasional Bhd was despatched to cut the electricity there.
"The body was handed over to the police and taken to the Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom Hospital here."