IPOH: Part of a retaining wall at the State Secretariat building here collapsed following days of heavy rainfall. The 21m-long wall in front of Jalan Istana crumbled at about 9pm on Thursday.
It is believed that water from a drain in the compound had washed away the earth underneath the wall causing it to give way.
Removing debris: An excavator cleaning up fallen portions of the retaining wall at the Perak State Secretariat building in Ipoh yesterday. — ZABIDI TUSIN / The StarDatuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim, who visited the site, said damage was estimated at between RM8,000 and RM10,000. Repairs are now under way.
Hours earlier, part of a road kerb along Laluan Lapangan 3 in Taman Sri Perkasa also gave way, creating a 2.5m-deep crater.
Hawker Lim Ah Lek, 66, said it had been raining heavily shortly beforethe incident.
“The rain fell for about half an hour but it was so heavy that the water level in front of my house rose to about 15cm,” he said.
Lim said he saw the gaping hole as he was leaving his house at about 7pm.
“There is heavy traffic on this road as it is a main road. Many schoolbuses use the road.
“We are afraid that the road will collapse,” he said.
Resident Lee Geok Hoon, 45, said she feared for her life. “I use this road four times a day,” she said.
Ipoh City Councillor Kok Pak Foo gave his assurance that the council would repair the road kerb immediately. He visited the site with Gopeng MCA division chief Albert Chang and his deputy Alex Chan.
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