KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged Malaysians to pray for the success of the search and rescue mission for 51 missing victims of a landslide in Batang Kali, Genting Highlands.
In a statement today, Anwar said he had been briefed on the mission by Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
“I have ordered that the search and rescue mission be carried out meticulously and systematically by all government departments.
“I was also informed that the ministers involved will be going down to the location this morning.
“However, I advise them not to interfere with search and rescue work,” he said, adding that he himself would be visiting the site tonight.
Earlier today, the National Disaster Management Agency that a landslide occurred at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali, on the alternative road to Genting Highlands near Gohtong Jaya, which has caused the deaths of at least eight people so far, with 51 reported as still missing.
