Selangor raja muda visits Batang Kali rescue operation centre

BATANG KALI – Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today inspected the search-and-rescue operation for the missing victims following the landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya here.

Tengku Amir Shah spent about 40 minutes at the scene and was briefed about the rescue operation by Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed and state Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis at the command centre.

The rescue operation to look for 12 victims still missing resumed at 8am today.

The 2.42am incident on Friday saw a section of a ravine measuring almost 300m long and 70m high crashing onto the campsite.

As of last night, 12 victims were reported missing, while 21 bodies have been found and 61 rescued out of 94 victims involved in the landslide incident. – Bernama, December 17, 2022