Batang Kali landslide: SAR operations resumes today
Bernama
December 20, 2022 09:16 MYT
December 20, 2022 09:16 MYT
A general view of the area where the landslide occurred, in Batang Kali, Selangor. - REUTERS
BATANG KALI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for nine remaining victims of the Father's Organic Farm campsite landslide in Gohtong Jaya here was suspended last night.
Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah said operations resumes at 8.30 am Tuesday.
"The SAR operation last night suspended at 11 pm and will resume at 8.30 am today depending on weather conditions," he told Bernama.
The SAR operation, spearheaded by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, managed to rescue 61 victims out of a total of 94 victims of the landslide that hit in the wee hours of Friday (Dec 16). The landslide resulted in 24 deaths, with nine still missing.
Meanwhile, checks by Bernama at the incident area control post here last night revealed that media practitioners and rescue personnel were making their way home in stages.
Weather conditions at the post was good, with temperatures reaching 19 Celcius.
-- BERNAMA