Search for last landslide victim continues

The search for the last victim in the landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, Batang Kali, resumed this morning.

The search for the boy, which entered its eighth day today, started at about 8am with the rescue team assisted by six dogs from the tracker dog unit (K9) and assets from various agencies, including the police.

The weather at the search location this morning is clear, unlike the rainy conditions yesterday which forced the postponement of the search operation for safety reasons. 

The landslide that struck at 2.42am on Dec 16, has so far claimed 30 lives, with 61 people rescued and one still missing.

In the operation yesterday, the rescue team recovered four bodies – an adult man and woman, as well as two children – at a depth of 7m in sector C (Riverside) at 11.04am.

The police, at a press conference late yesterday, confirmed the official and actual number of victims involved in the incident at 92, instead of 94 as previously reported.

Selangor police chief 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 victims.