KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — SJK(C) Mun Choong parent-teacher association president U Chin Ong said he was given assurances that the camp sites involved in a landslide in Batang Kali today were safe to visit.
According to Free Malaysia Today, he said around 20 teachers from the school as well as their families had been scheduled to end their camping trip this morning, before the site came under the landslide that has killed 16 people so far.
“I was informed that the campsites are located on flat land that is frequented by campers,” he was quoted as saying.
According to earlier reports, the landslide hit several campsites near the Father’s Organic Farm in Batang Kali, on the alternative road to Genting Highlands in Pahang near Gohtong Jaya, early this morning.
The Ministry Local Government and Development confirmed that the death toll from the incident was currently 16 people, with 17 still missing.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has ordered the indefinite suspension of all outdoor recreational activities in the affected area.
