Malaysia landslide kills at least 23 people

• The incident happened in Batang Kali, Selangor, north of the capital on Friday.
• 400 people are involved in search-and-rescue activities.
• As per reports almost 23 people died in this tragic accident .

23 people have now been confirmed dead following a landslide that occurred near the Malaysian capital on Friday, while 10 more remain missing, according to a report published on Saturday by Malaysia’s official news agency.

According to the National Disaster Management Agency of Malaysia, reported that the authorities have so far located six dead.

The early hours of local time on Friday saw a landslide in Batang Kali, Selangor state, north of the nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, which tore down a hillside into an organic farm with camping facilities, according to the state fire and rescue department.

Teh Lynn Xuan, 22, claimed that when the avalanche struck, she and 40 other campers were together. One of her brothers, according to her, passed away, while another is hospitalized.

“I heard a loud sound like thunder, but it was the rocks falling,” she told Media. “We felt the tents becoming unstable and soil was falling around us.

Luckily, I was able to leave the tent and go to someplace safer. My mother and I managed to crawl out and save ourselves.”

According to the fire and rescue agency, the landslide trapped more than 90 individuals.

According to Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis, the bodies of a lady and a kid who were allegedly buried alive by the landslide at a campsite were discovered holding each other on Friday.

14 people were hospitalized in addition to the deceased, it said.

According to health minister Zaliha Mustafa, one of those admitted to the hospital was pregnant, while others suffered from minor cuts to a possible spine damage.

All of the deceased, including a youngster of around 5 years old, were Malaysians, according to district police commander Suffian Abdullah.

According to him, about 400 personnel from various agencies had been sent in, and search and rescue operations were still running strong.

According to the state director of the fire and rescue service, the landslide covered an area of around one acre (0.4 hectare) and descended from a height of 30 meters (100 ft.) above the campsite.

A big landslide that had occurred in a hilly, forested location next to a road was depicted in local television footage.

Meanwhile, pictures posted on social media showed rescuers scrambling over large trees, heavy mud, and other debris.

“I pray that the missing victims can be found safely soon,” Malaysia’s minister of natural resources, environment and climate change, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, tweeted on Friday morning, one of several ministers who were heading to the scene. “The rescue team has been working since early. I’m going down there today.”

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