THE findings of the Bukit Antarabangsa investigation will be released on Friday after the reports are submitted to the state government a day earlier.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the team, comprising officers from different departments and government agencies and three consultants, would finalise its reports on Thursday and it would be officially made known at Taman Mewah, one of the five areas affected by the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide.

Khalid, who was speaking at the launch of the Program Remaja Belia Perdana Negeri Selangor (PReBP) at the Kolej Universiti Islam in Bandar Seri Putra, Bangi, said the team was working on demarcating areas that were badly affected by the landslide.

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TRUCKS from the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) made more than 120 trips yesterday to clear debris from ground zero at Bukit Antarabangsa.

Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Jalil Hassan said if the workers found valuables in the rubble, the truck would send the load to an open space near the Riverdale Park apartments.

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Police hotlines for the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide:
03 41070055
03 41086321

Some 2,000 people are still cut off. They included those living in Taman Bukit Utama, Taman Bukit Jaya and the Casa Del Sol, Kyoto Gardens and Oakland condominiums. Water supply has been restored to these areas but they still do not have electricity.

DCP Khalid said they had been provided with food and drinks.

Yesterday evening, the army managed to construct a temporary bridge over a monsoon drain, enabling those trapped to drive out of the area.

Police have set up hotlines at 03-41070055 and 03-41086321 for friends and family to call and provide information to the authorities.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Search and rescue resumed late last night at the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide site after police received reports that a Sri Lankan woman was missing, said Selangor Chief Police Officer Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar.

He said that the woman was believed to have been with veterinarian Dr N. Yogeswari who was among the four who died on Saturday when the landslide hit the homes of sleeping residents early in the morning.

DCP Khalid said on Monday that rescue teams were, therefore, concentrating the search at Yogeswari's bungalow at No. 1, Jalan Bukit Mewah, one of 14 bungalows in Taman Bukit Mewah and Taman Bukit Utama that were damaged by the landslide at 4am on saturday.

He added that the search teams had to tread carefully as the ground was still not considered safe.

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