Names of 6 dead victims in Batang Kali landslide released
The dead were identified by their next of kin or through their fingerprints. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The authorities have released the identities of some of those who died in the Batang Kali campsite tragedy in which 23 people have been confirmed dead.
The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) named six of the dead, who were positively identified by their next of kin or through fingerprints.
They were Lim Wei Xin, Hong Mei Jing, Nurul Azmani, Lai Lee Yin, Lai Lee Koo and a nine-year-old boy, Tong Kai.
PETALING JAYA: The authorities have released the identities of some of those who died in the Batang Kali campsite tragedy in which 23 people have been confirmed dead.
The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) named six of the dead, who were positively identified by their next of kin or through fingerprints.
They were Lim Wei Xin, Hong Mei Jing, Nurul Azmani, Lai Lee Yin, Lai Lee Koo and a nine-year-old boy, Tong Kai.
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Wearing heart on sleeve, parents wait for news of kin missing in Batang Kali landslide
Tan Ah Choe from Kepong, 66, has been waiting here at a temporary shelter to house survivors of the pre-dawn landslide at a Batang Kali camp site for news of her daughter since noon today.
Hong Mei Jing, 38, had been on a camping trip with her fellow teacher colleagues and has yet to send word to her family since news of the landslide broke this morning.
Tan related that she had asked another one of her children to drive her here so she could find out what happened soonest possible.
“The police asked me to wait here for news, but I hope she’s at the hospital,” Tan said.
She pulled up a picture of her daughter on her smartphone to show to reporters and asked that if anyone has seen Hong, to let her know.
Outwardly, she was a picture of calm. She was upbeat that Hong would be found even as the bright sun moved lower towards the horizon.
Five other victims, aged 12 to 44, are receiving treatment at the Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selayang and Kuala Lumpur hospitals. Three others were discharged yesterday.
Those who remain warded are Yam Lee Yen, 41, Tan Ei An, 43, Choo Wai Lun, 34, Ling Zi Suan, 19, and Loh Teng Shui, 44.
A landslide in the early hours yesterday hit three campsites near the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands road.
Based on the campsite operator’s visitor registration record, there were 94 campers at the site during the landslide and 61 people were rescued.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with 10 more victims still missing.
Those who remain warded are Yam Lee Yen, 41, Tan Ei An, 43, Choo Wai Lun, 34, Ling Zi Suan, 19, and Loh Teng Shui, 44.
A landslide in the early hours yesterday hit three campsites near the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands road.
Based on the campsite operator’s visitor registration record, there were 94 campers at the site during the landslide and 61 people were rescued.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with 10 more victims still missing.
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