A tragic landslide in Miri, Sarawak early Wednesday morning has claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy while five others remain missing. The search and rescue efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining victims.
Six individuals are feared to have been buried alive in a landslide that occurred in Kampung Lereng Bukit in Miri early Wednesday morning. A spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s Operations Centre said the incident was reported at 2.58am and involved two women, three girls and a boy. The body of a 17-year-old boy was recovered from the site of the landslide in Kampung Lereng Bukit, Miri, Wednesday morning.
The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s Operations Centre, in its latest update, said the body was found at 6.17am among the debris of one of the two houses affected by the 2.58am incident. Efforts are now focused on locating four remaining victims who are feared buried, comprising two women aged 71 and 41, as well as two girls aged eight and 12. The rescue operation involves 15 personnel and four vehicles from the Miri Sentral Fire and Rescue Station, with assistance from the Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station
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