Landslide: SAR suspended at 8pm to continue at 8am tomorrow morning
22 Dec 2022 09:39pm
Eight dogs of the Tracker Dog Unit (K9) rested for a while due to fatigue after being involved in the operation to search for the remaining landslide victims at Father's Organic Farm, Jalan Genting, here on Monday.
Hulu Selangor police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah who confirmed that SAR operations had been postponed when contacted by Bernama said the SAR will resume tomorrow morning, pending weather conditions.
In the tragic landslide that struck the campsite at 2.42 am last Friday where 92 campers were staying, 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.
Four more bodies found were found earlier today, namely that of a man, a woman and two children. The bodies were found at Sector C at a depth of 7 metres at 11.04 am.
However, heavy rain at the area forced the suspension of the SAR to enable geologists to inspect the 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
