Event

Pantai Remis landslide

21 Oct 1993 · 4.42° N, 100.61° E

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When
21 Oct 1993
Kind
Event
Coordinates
4.42° N, 100.61° E
Description
Landslides occurred in an abandoned open cast tin mine near Pantai Remis, Perak.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Pantai Remis landslide.

Pantai Remis landslide

Landslide in Malaysia

The Pantai Remis landslide was a rock fall and flood that occurred on 21 October 1993, near Pantai Remis in Perak, Malaysia. The landslide took place in an abandoned open cast tin mine close to the Strait of Malacca. Video footage shows the rapid collapse of the working face closest the sea, allowing complete flooding of the mine and forming a new cove measuring approximately 0.5 km2 (0.19 mi2).

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