One landslide victim still missing, police say


Rescuers retrieve the body of a landslide victim in Batang Kali, near Genting Highlands, December 20, 2022. Officials have revised the number of victims in the disaster from 94 to 92, saying only one remains missing. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 22, 2022.

THERE is only one more victim in the Batang Kali landslide still unaccounted for, Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed after the authorities revised the number of victims from 94 to 92.

He said authorities revised the figure to 92 after multiple checks on the registration at the Father’s Organic Farm, as well as police reports lodged over missing family members.

“There was an overlap of registrations at the farm, that is why we got the initial total number of victims at 94.

“We actually discovered the error a few days ago but we did not rush to announce it as we needed to do extensive checks.

“We are satisfied the official overall number of victims is 92,” he told a press conference at the landslide area this evening.

The landslide tragedy that struck at 2.42am last Friday has so far claimed 30 lives.

Of the 92 people involved, 61 were rescued. – December 22, 2022.



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