13 people were killed in a landslide near the Malaysian capital this morning.
According to the country’s police, 13 people have died and many others are still missing in a landslide that occurred early this morning in a camp in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It is reported that the work of rescuing those trapped in the landslide is going on intensively. It is said that more than 80 people were present at the scene when the accident occurred.
The fire department, the volunteer fire brigade and the country’s police are engaged in a search and rescue operation to rescue those trapped in the landslide. The height of the landslide is estimated to be 30 meters over an area of 3 acres.
Officials say that the disaster response team received a call about the landslide at 2:24 am and the rescue team reached the spot at 3 am. Following this incident, the government of the country has advised that the highway in the area of the accident will be closed and no one should go there until further orders.