Search and rescue op continues for 9 more landslide victims

19 Dec 2022 • 1:19 PM MYT
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BATANG KALI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the remaining nine victims of the landslide at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite at Gohtong Raya here has resumed.

Selangor fire and rescue department director Norazam Khamis said the operation, which enters its fourth day, would focus on Sector A (Hillview) and Sector C (Riverside) as well as areas that have not been excavated.

Six dogs from the K9 dog detection unit were brought to the search area at 8.30am amid the cloudy weather at the site.

The SAR operation was suspended at about 9.30pm yesterday because of unfavourable weather conditions.

Twenty-four victims have been confirmed dead so far, out of 94 involved in the incident, while 61 have been rescued.

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