Bernama reported him as saying on Facebook that he had directed the slope engineering branch of the public works department to carry out a detailed assessment of the situation in Taman Melawati.

“Four houses and one car were impacted by the soil movement. No casualties have been reported,” he said.

Nanta said the slope engineering branch had issued a danger warning to the public works departments of Gombak and Hulu Langat at 4.37pm yesterday, as well as to representatives of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council.

He urged all residents in the affected area to comply with the authorities’ instructions.

Earlier, Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail instructed the occupants of 20 houses in Taman Melawati to vacate their homes.

All affected residents have been directed to temporarily relocate to the multipurpose hall in Jalan E5 in Taman Melawati.

Meanwhile, Ampang Jaya police chief Azam Ismail said the mineral and geoscience department is also assessing the landslide site to determine whether the area is safe or not.

Cleanup work in the affected area is being carried out by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council and Gombak district and land office, with police personnel deployed to monitor the residential area throughout the cleaning operation.

Among the security agencies involved in the cleanup efforts and assessment of the landslide area are the police, fire and rescue department, armed forces, Civil Defence Force, JKR and MPAJ.

Separately, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said all government machineries had been mobilised to aid flood victims.

“Our government machineries at the federal, state and district levels have been mobilised to oversee the establishment of temporary relief centres for victims in flood-prone areas.”

He said he would continue to monitor the situation although he is currently attending a disaster mitigation conference in Manila.

“I hope that all instructions issued by the National Disaster Management Agency and other enforcement agencies will be followed by flood victims.”