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ISLAMABAD/KUALA LUMPUR: At least 12 people were killed after a landslide hit a campsite in Selangor state in Malaysia on Friday.
Officials said that teams had been dispatched to search for more than 20 people, who were still missing.
Landslide
The landslide in the Selangor state on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur took place about 3am on Friday morning. The landslide tore down a hillside hitting an organic farm with camping facilities, according to Reuters.
In a statement, the fire and rescue department said that more than 90 people were caught in the landslide and of them, 59 had been found safe while 22 people were still missing.
According to messages on social media, the fire department said that in addition to the 12 deaths, eight injured had been hospitalised.
District police chief Suffian Abdullah said that the dead were all Malaysians and included a child aged about five years.
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Authorities said that around 400 people from multiple agencies had been deployed to carry out rescue work.
They said that the landslide came down from an estimated height of 30 metres above the campsite and hit an area of about one acre, the fire and rescue department said.
Local television footage showed the aftermath of the landslide through a steep and forested area near a road. Images on social media showed rescue workers clambering over thick mud, large fallen trees and other debris.
