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[UPDATED] Death toll hits 30 after Batang Kali rescuers recover four more bodies

This leaves three victims still missing from last Friday’s landslide

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 22 Dec 2022 11:22AM

[UPDATED] Death toll hits 30 after Batang Kali rescuers recover four more bodies
Rescuers recover another body at the site of the Batang Kali landslide today. Following the discovery of four more bodies today, rescuers are left with three remaining missing victims, while 61 people have been rescued following last Friday’s tragedy. – @mynadma Twitter pic, December 22, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Remains of four more victims have been found at the Batang Kali landslide site this morning, bringing the death toll to 30, said the National Disaster Management Agency.

This is believed to include a body that was found at 10.30am, which was revealed by police.

Following this new development, three victims remain unaccounted for.

It is believed that the bodies recovered today were those of one boy, one girl, a man, and a woman.

The authorities are expected to issue a full statement on the matter soon.

Rescuers at Batang Kali carry one of the bodies found today into a truck. The Fire and Rescue Department says the four bodies found today were recovered in Sector C (Riverside) of the search area. – Korporat JBPM Facebook pic, December 22, 2022
Rescuers at Batang Kali carry one of the bodies found today into a truck. The Fire and Rescue Department says the four bodies found today were recovered in Sector C (Riverside) of the search area. – Korporat JBPM Facebook pic, December 22, 2022

The four bodies were found at a depth of 7m in a tent at Sector C (Riverside) of the search site, said police, adding that the remains were brought out of the search zone at 11.51am and sent to Sg Buloh Hospital for post-mortem and identification. 

They also informed that the total 30 bodies recovered at the site were those of 14 women, six men, six boys, and four girls. – The Vibes, December 22, 2022

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