Monday, February 2, 2009
Geology experts who are currently in Miri now to study the land structure of Canada Hill will present the initial report on their findings today.
The report would be presented to the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Peter Chin, who is also the Member of Parliament for Miri, during a briefing session at the Miri Resident office.
Eights experts from different authorities in Kuala Lumpur arrived here yesterday to join the earlier group of three experts led by PWD’s Head of Research and Development, Dr. Che Hassandi Abdullah.
The eight are Selangor Director of Natural Resources and Environment Board, Dr. Zakaria Mohamad, Director of International Research Center on Disaster Prevention (IRCDP) UiTM International Centre, Prof. Dr. Roslan Zainal Abidin, Yang Emirza-Ain Mat Aris and Fadullah Jili Fursani Kemrry (both from IRCDP), and four from Mineral and Geosciences Department of Malaysia - Syed Omar, Zaidi Daud, Mohd Azhar Abdullah and Robin Junang.
Another expert, Deputy Director of NREB Sarawak, Dr. Richard Mani, will be joining them today.
Upon arrival in Kuching, the eight experts were brought to the Miri Division Disaster Operation Room for a briefing conducted by Deputy Miri Resident, Boniface Intang.
Meanwhile, eight houses in Kampung Lereng Bukit, at the foothills of Canada Hill, were destroyed when a landslide occurred at 1.04 pm last January 30. Fortunately, all the 78 affected victims managed to escape in time.
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