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Deadly landslide at Malaysia tourist campground

16 December 2022
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2022-12-16 15:59

A landslide Friday at a tourist campground in Malaysia left nine people dead and authorities said 25 people were feared buried at the site on an organic farm outside the capital of Kuala Lumpur.

An estimated 94 Malaysians were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali in central Selangor state, around 50 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, when the incident occurred, said district police chief Suffian Abdullah. Rescuers were searching for the estimated 25 missing people. Another 53 people were rescued without harm.

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