Malaysia

4 workers feared buried alive after building at Perhentian resort collapses

Fire and Rescue Dept seeks help from K9 tracker dog, air units in search operations

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 09 Nov 2023 4:02PM

4 workers feared buried alive after building at Perhentian resort collapses
Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Muhammad Basri Kamarazaman says four other Myanmar workers were injured in the incident. – Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department Facebook pic, November 9, 2023

KUALA BESUT – Four workers, believed to be Myanmar nationals, are feared to be buried alive after a building under construction at a Pulau Perhentian resort near here collapsed this morning.

Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Muhammad Basri Kamarazaman said four other Myanmar workers were injured in the incident.

“The fire station received a call from a member of the public about the incident at 7.34am and dispatched a team from the Besut fire station to the scene,” he said in a statement.

Rescuers were still searching for the four trapped under the rubble, he said.

He said the department had asked the K9 tracker dog and air units to help in the search operations.

The injured were sent to the Pulau Perhentian government clinic. – Bernama, November 9, 2023

Related News

Malaysia / 2y

Four men missing after longboat capsizes in turbulent river at Kapit

Malaysia / 2y

Forest fires spread again as dry hot weather intensifies and open burning persists

Malaysia / 2y

Teenagers die in high-speed chase while trying to evade road authorities

Malaysia / 2y

One dead, four feared buried in landslide at Cameron Highlands

Malaysia / 2y

Body of worker recovered under rubble of collapsed Perhentian building

Malaysia / 2y

Collapsed resort building on Pulau Perhentian constructed illegally, says district council

Spotlight

Malaysia

Puteri Umno distances itself from viral Threads post

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

MACC drops orange detention attire for court remand cases after PM’s call

World

Man jailed six years for keeping Indonesian woman as slave in Melbourne home

Malaysia

Emergency declared in Serian as haze reaches hazardous levels (UPDATED)

Malaysia

Haze in Serian enters emergency phase

Malaysia

Death sentence for deaf, mute man who killed family of four upheld

Malaysia

Retired army officer with Datuk title charged with alleged sexual assault of golf caddie

Heritage

Penang first state to recognise Hungry Ghost Festival, cemeteries as heritage

You may be interested

Malaysia

Zahid: Umno, BN favour earlier GE16

Malaysia

PM demands government discipline as public funds face greater scrutiny

Malaysia

Death sentence for deaf, mute man who killed family of four upheld

Malaysia

Ministries must spend according to set budgets - KSN

Malaysia

DEEP is not for punishing top civil servants, says Chief Secretary

Malaysia

UMNO-PAS ‘reunion’ gains pace as Hadi puts PAS on GE16 alert

Malaysia

Former Tabung Haji COO’s charges put off after hospital admission

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

Parliament must turn demographic shifts into laws, budgets, action, says Johari