Initial indications reveal Batang Kali landslide caused by embankment slope failure, says environment minister
"The Minerals and Geoscience Department will monitor the area, and provide a warning should there be any earth movement in the location.
"The Minerals and Geoscience Department will monitor the area, and provide a warning should there be any earth movement in the location.
The school teachers and their family members went to the camping site for a three-day vacation from Wednesday in conjunction with the school holidays.
“We have warned many times about giving permission for earthworks and other forms of activity to take place on highlands and hillsides as these places are environmentally sensitive areas.
It was initially reported that about 100 people were feared trapped at the campsite, following the 30-metre-high landslide.
In a travel advisory released on its website, the resort operator said both sides of the road access to Resorts World Genting had been closed by the police following the incident.
A total of 363 rescuers from 15 agencies are still trying to locate the missing victims with the help of six tracking dogs.
So far, eight people were killed and 60 others have been rescued in the landslide which occurred early today.
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According to the police, there are 100 people at the campsite who are likely to be victims of the landslide.
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