KUALA LUMPUR: The Minerals and Geosciences Department and Public Works Department will assess the area around the landslide in Taman Melawati before allowing affected residents to go home.
Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azam Ismail said the landslide that occurred along the Jalan Serdang and Jalan E6 junction had completely blocked the road.
"Work is now underway to clear the road. Once that is completed, we will allow the residents who were ordered to evacuate to go and retrieve their vehicles and other belongings," he told reporters at the scene.
He said that when the landslide occurred, they ordered 20 houses along Jalan E6 to evacuate.
"Based on our checks 16 of these houses are occupied. Affected residents have been ordered to evacuate to the AU2 Keramat Multipurpose Hall," he said, adding that they were now waiting on an assessment from the Minerals and Geosciences Department and Public Works Department's slope engineering branch.
He said that they would wait for the assessment to be completed before a decision was made on allowing affected residents to go home.
"Although we are working on clearing the road, we can only allow residents to go home once the safety concerns are addressed," he said.
Heavy downpours on Tuesday morning also led to flash floods along major roads in and around Kuala Lumpur.
The Meteorological Department in a Facebook post this morning had forecaste thunderstorms, accompanied strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Shortly after images and videos of flash floods were circulatee on social media, several videos of the landslide made its rounds on WhatsApp.
While a vehicle and security post was damaged in the landslide, no casualties were reported.