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KUALA LUMPUR – The remains of another victim have been recovered at the landslide site in Batang Kali at 11.16am, leaving seven still missing.
The death toll now stands at 26.
According to the Fire and Rescue Department, the search-and-rescue team found a body of an adult man in Sector B as operations entered day six.
As of today, the search-and-rescue team found the bodies of 13 women, five men, five boys and three girls.
This comes after the rescuers found a girl’s body at 11.20pm yesterday.
The girl, estimated aged between 6 and 10, had on a pink outfit and was found with several suitcases and a laptop.
However, she did not have any identification papers with her. The remains have been sent to Sg Buloh Hospital for post-mortem and identification.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Hafisham Mohd Noor today said his department will need to discuss with police whether they will extend the search-and-rescue efforts beyond the standard seven days slated for any such operations.
“I will have to discuss with police and my counterpart (Hulu Selangor district police chief Suffian Abdullah) whether we will extend beyond the seven days. This is because after seven days the bodies may not be intact or found in a good condition, but we will have to discuss this first,” he said in a press conference today at the search-and-rescue command centre in Batang Kali.
He added that he will limit the number of personnel entering Sector C due to the risky conditions but assured that the team is determined to find all the remaining victims.
Police also announced that they brought two new dogs from the K9 unit to help with the search-and-rescue efforts.
The landslide occurred at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite at 2.42am last Friday and it has, so far, claimed 26 lives. A total of 61 people survived while seven are still missing.
The remains of the man arrived at Sg Buloh Hospital at 12.50pm for post-mortem. – The Vibes, December 21, 2022
