Search For Nine Remaining Batang Kali Landslide Victims Continues, Police Calls Operator, School To Help With Investigations
Authorities zero in on Sectors A and C to search for the nine remaining victims.
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Day four of the Batang Kali landslide Search and Rescue (SAR) operations will be focused on Sector A (Hillview) and C (Riverside) at the Father’s Organic Farm, based on reports from The Star.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operation) Hafisham Mohd Noor said that the search for the nine remaining victims resumed at 8 am today (19 December).
He said that they are focusing on both of these sectors with the assistance of K9 tracking dogs and excavators.
It will also be a challenge to undertake the mission today, Hafisham added, as the rain on Sunday has made the soil at the campsite soft and muddy.
Security officers are also stationed at the site to watch for any soil movement, but the risk is low so far.
Based on our records, the land was 16m high prior to the landslide. The operation to dig up the soil will commence searching for victims who have been buried underneath.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operation) Hafisham Mohd Noor
It’s been previously reported that 24 lives have been lost due to the landslide incident.
Police calls in campsite operator for questioning
The operator of the Father’s Organic Farm campsite and two of its workers have been called in by the police to assist in the landslide investigations.
Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah said to Bernama that the operator, in his 50s and two male workers in their 30s gave their statements at the police station.
The management of Father’s Organic Farm previously expressed their condolences to all the relatives of the victims involved in the landslide that struck on Friday last week (16 December).
READ MORE: Father’s Organic Farm Expresses Sympathy And Condolence, Says Natural Disasters Are Inevitable
Police to take statements from school to assist in investigations
Meanwhile, the police are also set to meet the management of SJK(C) Mun Choong in connection with the landslide, according to reports by The Star.
Suffian was quoted saying that the police have contacted the school’s management to set up the appointment.
So far, we have recorded the statements of three individuals and after this, we will record the statement of the school’s management. We believe the recording of statements will take about one to two more weeks.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operation) Hafisham Mohd Noor
Based on reports, investigations are being carried out under Section 290 and 304(A) of the Penal Code as well as Section 7 of the Local Government Act 1976.
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