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Cameron Highlands landslide kills 37-year-old man

Victim’s body removed by firefighters before being handed over to police for further action

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 26 Nov 2022 5:43PM

Cameron Highlands landslide kills 37-year-old man
A man was killed in a landslide incident in Blue Valley, Kg Raja, Cameron Highlands, this afternoon. Pahang Fire and Rescue Department deputy director (Operations), Ismail Abdul Ghani says it was found that a landslide had hit the area involving a backhoe driver who was carrying out earthworks. – Bomba & Penyelamat Negeri Pahang Facebook pic, November 26, 2022

IPOH – A man was killed in a landslide incident in Blue Valley, Kg Raja, Cameron Highlands, this afternoon.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department deputy director (Operations), Ismail Abdul Ghani, said that the department received a call about the incident involving the 37-year-old victim at 12.54pm.

“We immediately deployed firefighters from the Cameron Highlands fire station, along with two machines, to the scene,” he said in a statement today.

He said upon arrival, it was found that a landslide had hit the area involving a backhoe driver who was carrying out earthworks.

The buried victim was removed by firefighters before being handed over to police for further action, he said. – Bernama, November 26, 2022

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