[PHOTOS] Search-and-rescue efforts press on through bad weather, soft earth
Updated 1 year ago · Published on 19 Dec 2022 12:43PM
A rescuer and dog from the K9 unit searching the soil for buried victims at the Batang Kali landslide yesterday. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022
by Syeda Imran
KUALA LUMPUR – It was a gruelling third day for the search-and-rescue team at the site of the Batang Kali landslide as they battled unforgiving weather.
The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department had said it found four new leads on the possibility of finding remains in the rubble while the use of ground-penetrating radar was helpful in narrowing down the search area in all sectors.
Although no soil movement was detected at the search location, the search team was urged to remain alert due to the rain.
Norazam added that most of the bodies were found intact, mostly at a depth of one to two metres.
The operation was stopped for about an hour at 4.30pm due to rain before resuming at 5.30pm, but had to be halted again at 8.15pm due to heavy rain.
As for today, the search-and-rescue operation resumed at 8am and focused on Sectors A and C as well as surrounding areas that have yet to be excavated.
The Vibes’ photographer SYEDA IMRAN was there at the red zone in Batang Kali to capture the difficult search. – The Vibes, December 19, 2022
Fire and Rescue Department STORM personnel bringing hoes to dig out potential buried victims in the Batang Kali landslide. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Rescuers discuss their next move next to a Fire and Rescue Department member operating an excavator. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022A rescuer pens an entry on a whiteboard tracking the rescue efforts’ chronology and layout of the incident site. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022A rescuer inspecting the soil at the site of the landslide. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Search-and-rescue operations are focused today on sectors A (Hilltop camp) and C (near the Riverside camp). – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Rescuers face soft ground and muddy conditions as the search-and-rescue operation for landslide victims enters day four. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Rescuers discuss the condition of the search-and-rescue operation at the site of the landslide. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Rescuers directing excavators at the site of the landslide. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022A K9 dog searching in the earth for buried victims. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022A victim's bag found in the dirt, with only a bottle of water and a change of clothes. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Cars buried in the earth at the site of the landslide. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022Rescuers operating a ground-penetrating radar device. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022All kinds of tools are being used in search-and-rescue efforts, from simple hoes to large excavators and ground-penetrating radar. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes pic, December 19, 2022
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