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Two feared buried in Tambun landslide

Two pairs of sports shoes believed to belong to the two victims were found at the scene

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 10 Nov 2020 8:15AM

Two feared buried in Tambun landslide
A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that they received information about the incident involving two victims, a male and female, who were staying at the hotel at 1.28 am. — Facebook pic, November 10, 2020

IPOH — Two individuals are feared buried in a landslide at a hotel located in a hilly area in Tambun near here early this morning.

A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that they received information about the incident involving two victims, a male and female, who were staying at the hotel at 1.28 am.

“We immediately deployed a team from the Ipoh Fire and Rescue station for rescue work upon receiving a call about the incident,” he said in a statement here today.

He said that until now the firefighters were still carrying out rescue work and they also found two pairs of sports shoes believed to belong to the two victims at the scene.

. — Bernama, November 10, 2020

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