Landslide at KL-Karak highway causes traffic standstill

Astro Awani
November 11, 2015 20:43 MYT
A photo showing the landslide incident which occurred at KM52.4 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak highway near Bukit Tinggi today. - Twitter/Zul_Fadli
A landslide occurred at KM52.4 of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) near Bukit Tinggi this evening.
According to the Malaysian Highway Authority's official Twitter (@LLMinfotrafik), both north- and south-bound roads have been closed and traffic was at a standstill.
Highway users have been advised to use alternative routes. Those from Kuantan are to take the Bentong exit while those from Kuala Lumpur are to exit at Genting Sempah.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports claim that several cars were buried in the landslide.
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8.19pm KL-KARAK : Tanah runtuh KM52.4 kesemua lorong terhalang kedua arah,trafik terhenti.Tangguhkan perjalanan anda pic.twitter.com/NAjdC495Zw

— LLM (@LLMinfotrafik) November 11, 2015
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8.15pm KL-KARAK : Pengguna dari KL boleh membuat u-turn di KM29.3 manakala dari Kuantan keluar ke Karak dan melalui jalan Bahau.

— LLM (@LLMinfotrafik) November 11, 2015
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7.52pm JPP : Trafik perlahan sepanjang jambatan dari Pulau ke Perai terus ke Permatang Pauh.

— LLM (@LLMinfotrafik) November 11, 2015
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7.08pm KL-KARAK : Laluan alternatif dari Kuantan keluar ke P'simpangn Bentong manakala dari Kuala Lumpur keluar ke P'simpangn Genting Sempah

— LLM (@LLMinfotrafik) November 11, 2015
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7.04pmKL-KARAK : Tanah runtuh KM52.4 (Lentang-Bkt Tinggi). Kesemua laluan terhalang, trafik sesak kedua arah. Patuhi arahan pegawai bertugas

— LLM (@LLMinfotrafik) November 11, 2015
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7.00pm KL-KARAK : Maklumat awal tanah runtuh di KM 52.4 (Lentang - Bkt Tinggi). Kesemua laluan terhalang, trafik terhenti.

— LLM (@LLMinfotrafik) November 11, 2015
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