Landslide: Police to call up more people to assist investigations
BATANG KALI: Police will be calling up more individuals to help the investigations into Friday’s landslide tragedy at the Fathers’ Organic Farm campsite, Gohtong Jaya here, including victims who survived the disaster. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah said this may be done in “a week or two ” considering the condition and […]
15 more bodies from Batang Kali landslide identified
KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen more bodies recovered from the landslide location at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, have been identified as at 1pm today. Of the 24 bodies recovered so far, 21 have been identified. The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) said the identification process was conducted using three methods, namely DNA, finger […]
Batang Kali landslide: Fire Dept finds 4 new leads
BATANG KALI: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department found four new leads today on the possibility of finding bodies under the rubble of the landslide that occurred at a campsite along the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands route here. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) was […]
Landslide: Blake of K9 burnt out in rescue ops
BATANG KALI: While many sharing photos on social media show the rescue team fatigued in the search and rescue (SAR) operation for landslide victims here, most were oblivious to their silent companions who faced the same exhaustion. The SAR team’s best friend, which is the (K9) dog detection unit, has also been working tirelessly in […]
Landslide: Campsite operator, workers summoned to assist investigation
BATANG KALI: The police have called the operator of the Father’s Organic Farm campsite and two of its workers yesterday to assist them in the investigation of the landslide tragedy that has so far claimed 24 lives. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah said the campsite operator, in his 50s, and two male […]
Landslide: Bodies of mother, child found hugging each other
BATANG KALI: The bodies of a mother and child, believed to be buried alive in the landslide at a campsite in Gohtong Jaya this morning, were found hugging each other. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said they were the 17th and 18th bodies found at the site next to the river […]
Batang Kali landslide: 20 teachers of SJKC Mun Choong at camp site
BATANG KALI: About 20 teachers from Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Mun Choong, as well as their family members, were among those at the camp site at the Father’s Organic Farm, Gohtong Jaya, which was hit by a landslide early today. This was confirmed by the president of the Parents and Teachers Association (PIBG) of the […]
Landslide : PM orders thorough, comprehensive search and rescue mission
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered the search and rescue mission for victims of the landslide at the campsite at the Father’s Organic Farm near the road linking Batang Kali with Genting Highland be conducted thoroughly and systematically by all government departments. “Malaysians, please pray so that this mission can be carried out smoothly […]
Batang Kali landslide: Eight killed, 60 rescued so far
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight people have died in the landslide incident at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, Batang Kali, Selangor, early today. According to a Selangor Police Internal Security and Public Order Department spokesperson, three of the dead victims comprised a woman and two children. He also said that as of 9.15 am, 60 victims have been rescued with seven […]
Heavy rain causes another landslide behind longhouse
SIBU: A heavy downpour yesterday has caused residents of Manjah longhouse at Sungai Pasai, Mile 21, to experience another landslide months after the first incident last June. Civil Defence Force (APM) Sibu officer Captain Frankie John Jawan in a statement, said they received a distress call around 6.30pm and despatched a four-member team to the […]
