The following are landslide incidents reported along the Karak Highway since 1985 until 2015.
1977: Opened to traffic and has two toll plazas located in Gombak, Selangor and Bentong in Pahang.
1985: On Nov 23, a landslide occurred in KM33 causing the route to be closed.
1987: On Dec 14, an express bus was hit by landslide in KM35 causing it to crash into a steel barrier on the edge of a ravine. All 44 people inside the bus survived.
1990: On Dec 20, a landslide at KM36 and the route was closed due to flood waters of up to one metre.
1991: On Nov 11, a massive landslide occurred at KM47.3. Large boulders tumbled across the road causing the highway to be closed for two days. No one was hurt.
1993: On Nov 23, a landslide occurred at KM25.2 after heavy rain. Communications between Kuala Lumpur and the east coast was almost cut off. There was no report of any casualties.
1993: On Nov 28, a landslide at KM63 killed two motorcyclists.
1995: On June 30, a landslide incident occurred about 200 metres from the Karak junction on slippery road leading to Genting Highlands during heavy rain. Twenty-one people were killed and 23 others injured. Various types of vehicles were involved.
2003: On Aug 28, a 50-metre high hillslope near Bukit Tinggi collapsed, causing a traffic jam that lasted for five hours from Bentong to Kuala Lumpur. There were no casualties.
2004: On Nov 1, a similar incident occurred at KM52 near Bukit Tinggi, Bentong following heavy rain that lasted for three hours. No casualties were reported.
2004: On Nov 3, a minor landslide at KM53.3 occurred at about 9pm. No casualties were reported.
2015: On Nov 11, a landslide at KM52.4 occurred near Lentang-Bukit Tinggi and caused the route to be closed. No injuries were reported.
Bernama
Thu Nov 12 2015
A file photo of the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway. At least 12 incidents of landslides and mudslides have been reported along the highway over the last three decades with some lives lost.
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