Report on Batang Kali landslide to be ready by end of the month, says minister

The report on the Batang Kali landslide tragedy is expected to be completed at the end of the month and will be presented to the Cabinet before being finalised for further action.

Public Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said in a statement that his ministry, through the Public Works Department (JKR) in collaboration with relevant government agencies, was preparing the final draft report.

"I understand that many parties, including the families of the affected victims, want to know or get the final report of the incident, therefore I assure that JKR is doing its best to complete this process," he said.

Nanta said among the elements that were taken into account in the completion of the report were soil investigation tests in the field and laboratory as well as data analysis.

"It is important that data from this test is analysed to determine the failure mechanism by various experts including from the aspects of geology and geotechnical engineering," he said.
 
The tragedy which occurred on Dec 16, 2022 at about 2.30am involved 92 victims. A total of 61 survived while 31 died after a landslide buried the Father's Organic Farm camping area in Batang Kali.

The incident claimed the lives of 18 adults and 13 children.