BATANG KALI – The seventh day of the search-and-rescue operation at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya was suspended due to inclement weather at 8pm today and is expected to continue at 8am tomorrow morning.
Hulu Selangor police chief Suffian Abdullah said the operation will resume tomorrow morning, pending weather conditions.
In the tragic landslide that struck the campsite at 2.42am last Friday where 92 campers were staying, the bodies of 30 victims who perished have been found. 61 were rescued or escaped, leaving only one more body to be accounted for as of today.
The seventh day of search-and-rescue operations today saw four more decomposing bodies found, namely that of a man, a woman, and two children. The bodies were found at Sector C at a depth of 7m at 11.04am.
However, heavy rain at the area forced the suspension of operations to enable geologists to inspect earth movement in the area.
During a press conference held in the afternoon, police confirmed that the number of campers at the site during the tragedy was 92 and not 94 as reported earlier.
Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said the new total number of victims was confirmed after reviewing several documents, data, and reports received from various parties, including the families of the victims. – Bernama, December 22, 2022
