  Pos Dipang | |
| Date | 29 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Time | 6:00 PM MST (MST) |
| Location | Pos Dipang Orang Asli Settlement, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Type | Mudslide and Flash flood |
| Cause | Continuous heavy rain causing soil erosion |
| Outcome | Loss of lives and property damage |
| Deaths | 44 (including 5 missing, presumed dead) |
| Missing | 5 |
The 1996 Pos Dipang Mudslide was a mudslide disaster that took place on August 29, 1996, at 6:00 PM (Malaysia time) in the Pos Dipang Orang Asli Settlement in Kampar, Perak. The event occurred just two days before Malaysia’s 39th Independence Day celebration. A total of 44 people lost their lives in this tragedy, while five others remain missing.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Mohd Saiful Sahak (1 July 2019). Tragedi Pos Dipang claims 40 lives Utusan Malaysia. Accessed on August 28, 2019.
- ^ Freddie Aziz Jasbindar (28 February 2019). Pos Dipang Tragedy: Mudslide disaster in Kampar, 1996 Orang Perak. Accessed on August 28, 2019.