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Death Toll From Batang Kali Landslide Rises To 16

Police said that of the 94 total victims, 61 were found safe while over a dozen remain missing.

Cover image via New Straits Times

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The number of reported death from a massive landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali early this morning, 16 December, has risen to 16 victims

According to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, 61 people were found safe.

Meanwhile, 17 are still missing from the early morning landslide at the campsite.

A total of 94 victims were involved in the landslide that hit at about 2.24am Friday. The search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate those still missing.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in a statement, said that he has ordered a thorough search and rescue operation to be carried out

The death toll has been rising every hour since the news broke:

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