The landslides in Bukit Antarabangsa will continue and the authorities must be blamed for allowing so many houses to be built near such steep slopes.Now this malaysiakini article suggests that Condo 'may collapse anytime' and thousands are affected by an order to evacuate.
This is a photo I took on a recent trip to HongKong on the Peak. When I got off the tram at the top, instead of heading for the shops, I took the exit and walked to the right - the road is called Ludgar Road if I remember correctly.
It is a circular road and it took me about 80minutes at a leisurely pace. At times you could imagine being in the middle of a forest reserve as nature is everywhere, especially the birds.
The road is narrow and only a single lane for vehicles - I counted only a handful of parked cars and perhaps there were only about 20 to 30 homes that were accessed from this narrow road.
You can get a beautiful view of HK from a few points but I was more interested in the type of trees and this photo is a good specimen. Can you guess what it is?
If you examine the photo, you will notice two man-made objects - the "NO ENTRY" sign and the address of a house at the bottom right corner.
At first I thought it was a banyan tree with all those roots but on reading the sign that is placed on many trees, it is a rubber tree.
Of course HK also has landslides but if you compare the way they preserve the hill-slopes compared to what happens in Malaysia, it is not surprising that more Malaysians will become victims in future.
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