11 dead, 17 missing as earthquake shakes Malaysia peak
At least eleven people have lost their lives and 17 others gone missing after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the picturesque Mount Kinabalu in the East Malaysian state of Sabah.
On Saturday, rescue teams recovered the bodies of nine more climbers from Malaysia’s highest peak a day after the tremor triggered landslides and sent huge granite boulders tumbling down the peak’s 4,095-meter (13,435-foot) serrated crown.
Ranau district police chief Deputy Superintendent, Farhan Lee Abdullah, said they were waiting for the weather to clear on the mountain so that helicopters can fly out the bodies.
He identified those who have yet to be accounted for as eight Singaporeans, six Malaysians and a national each from China, the Philippines and Japan.
Farhan added that the missing Singaporeans were among a group of pupils and teachers, who had been trekking along Kinabalu park when the quake jolted the mountain at about 7.15 a.m. local time on Friday (2245 GMT Thursday).
“We will continue the search until everyone has been accounted for,” he pointed out.
Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun, also said Kinabalu park would be closed for at least three weeks to enable a clean-up following serious damage to trails, accommodation and other facilities.
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