Body of 25th victim of Batang Kali landslide found
Bernama
December 20, 2022 00:26 MYT
December 20, 2022 00:26 MYT
The body of a girl was found at the landslide site of the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya at 11.15 pm today, taking the death toll to 25, Hulu Selangor District Police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah confirmed. - FB/JBPM Selangor
BATANG KALI: The body of a girl was found at the landslide site of the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya at 11.15 pm today, taking the death toll to 25.
Hulu Selangor District Police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah confirmed having found the body of the girl, believed to be between five and seven years old.
The girl's body has been sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital for a post-mortem.
"I can confirm that the body of a girl has been found," he said briefly to Bernama tonight.
Suffian said further details regarding the discovery of the girl's body would be made at a press conference tomorrow morning (Dec 21).
According to him, the fifth day of the search and rescue (SAR) operations was suspended at midnight today and will continue at 8 am tomorrow.
The landslide occurred at 2.42 am on Friday (Dec 16) and it has, so far, claimed 25 lives. A total of 61 people survived while eight more are still missing.
-- BERNAMA