The Penang state government claims no hill slope projects above 250 feet have been approved since 2008.
Tree planting: Tanjung Bungah remembers the landslide victims
An update from the Tanjung Bunga Residents Association:
On 11 November, the Tanjong Bunga Residents’ Association (TBRA) will be planting trees at the site of the fateful landslide, which cost the lives of 11 men, all except one, migrant workers.
Penang landslides, floods: Unusual weather phenomena a sign of things to come
Aliran is holding a talk on Climate change: Global challenges, local solutions on 21 November in Penang. You might like to register here.
Meanwhile, Penang Forum has just released a statement:
Penang Forum deeply empathises with the suffering that many Penangites and Kedahans have had to endure over the unprecedented flash flood and landslide mishaps that happened over the weekend of 4-5 November 2017.
Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia launches fundraising drive for flood relief
If you want to contribute to the flood relief effort, please check out this initiative by this multi-ethnic, multi-religious civil society coalition.
Stop short-sighted urban planning; improve flood resilience, says TBRA
The Tanjung Bunga Residents’ Association (TBRA) is once again calling for the state to halt all short-sighted and patchy urban planning that continues to cause more flooded homes, uprooted trees, and power cuts, making travel inconvenient.
Government must act now in wake of 4 November Penang flood tragedy
The Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia are very distressed by the tragedy that has taken place yesterday and early morning today in Penang.
Penang’s nightmare: The morning after…
And so it has come to pass… reports of damage all over after a relentless overnight storm battered Penang. Near Straits Regency, behind Surin, in Tanjung Bungah, a dangerous road has collapsed.
Howling winds, floods haunt Penangites as rain lashes through the night
Barely a week after Penang Forum 8’s Dialogue on Floods, prolonged heavy rain is lashing the state, inundating several streets.
Google Earth images show how Tanjung Bungah landslide site was cleared
These are Google Earth images over the last four years, which GIS expert Dr Kam Suan Pheng of Penang Forum downloaded and commented on.