CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Jan 27 — The search and rescue (SAR) operation for three more victims of the landslide in Kampung Raja, Blue Valley, here, resumed at 8.30am today.
Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) deputy director of Pahang Md Gezani Md Ghazi said today’s operation involved 158 personnel from Pahang, Perak and Selangor.
“The SAR operation is also joined by various agencies such as the Malaysian Civil Defence Force, police, Malaysian Minerals and Geosciences Department and Public Works Department,” he said when met by Bernama at the Fire Control Post at the site of the disaster todays
He said two tracker dogs (K9) belonging to JBPM were also mobilised to assist in the operation which will focus on the central sector of the landslide near the location where two bodies of the victims were found yesterday.
He said based on monitoring by JMG, no new soil movement was detected, but the operation has to be stopped in the event of heavy rain.
A survey by Bernama in the area found the SAR team carrying a variety of digging equipment and stretchers. It was drizzling.
They have to walk 3km to get to the location of the landslide as it is inaccessible by vehicle due to the hilly area.
Two bodies were retrieved from the landslide area yesterday.
In the incident around 2.40am yesterday, five Myanmar nationals, including a woman, were feared buried after two houses occupied by the victims were buried in the landslide.
— Bernama
