Malaysia landslide: 6-year-old daughter of family who loved camping still missing
Rescuers enter their fourth day of search operations at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali town.
Rescue teams use a backhoe continue the search for victims caught in a landslide on Dec 17, 2022, in Batang Kali, Malaysia. (Photo: AP/Vincent Thian)
SUNGAI BULOH, Selangor: A six-year-old girl whose parents and younger brother were killed in last Friday's (Dec 16) landslide at an unlicensed Malaysian campsite is still missing.
According to the mother's sister, who only wished to be known as Mary, the family often went camping when they had free time and also informed her about their trip to Father's Organic Farm in Batang Kali town in Selangor.
“We knew they were going camping there with friends. The friends also brought along their families. They really loved camping.
"As soon as we learnt of the incident through the news and our social media, we were very worried and could only pray. We really hoped they were safe,” the 58-year-old told reporters on Sunday night, after identifying and claiming the bodies of her kin at Sungai Buloh Hospital.
Mary said autopsies had been conducted on the remains of her sister, brother-in-law and three-year-old nephew. But their daughter's body has yet to be found.
The search and rescue (SAR) operation for nine landslide victims who remain missing resumed on Monday morning.
Police said the bodies of all 24 victims killed in the disaster have been claimed. Sixty-one people were rescued.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis told Bernama that the operation - which has now entered its fourth day - would focus on areas that have not yet been excavated.
Search efforts concluded the day before at about 9.30pm due to rain and poor weather conditions, said Hulu Selangor district police chief Suffian Abdullah.
