Death toll from Malaysia campsite landslide rises to 24, nine missing
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters Rescue teams searching for survivors from a landslide that tore though a campsite in Malaysia recovered the bodies of a woman and two children on Saturday, officials said, raising the death toll to 24. The landslide in Batang Kali, a popular hilly area about 50 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, flattened […]
Malaysia campsite search continues as 12 still missing after deadly landslide
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in Friday’s deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a second day after an overnight halt due to bad weather, officials said. At least 21 people, including five children, were killed after a landslide in Batang Kali, a popular hilly […]
Updated: Malaysia landslide kills 12 at campsite, more than 20 missing
Updated: 4pm (AEST)Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters A landslide killed at least 12 people while they slept at a campsite in Malaysia early on Friday, officials said, as search teams scoured thick mud and downed trees for more than 20 people still missing. The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred about […]
Malaysia to spend $US335 million for flood relief
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters Malaysia will provide 1.4 billion ringgit ($US334.93 million) in cash aid and other forms of relief for those devastated by severe floods this month, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Wednesday. Since 17th December, nearly 70,000 people have been displaced while at least 48 were killed, after unusually high rainfall […]
Malaysia seeks UN climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters Malaysia is seeking $US3 million from the UN Green Climate Fund to develop a national plan to adapt to climate change, the environment ministry said last week, amid deadly floods that have displaced nearly 70,000 people this month. The funds requested are paltry relative to the amount the country has pledged […]
At least eight dead in Malaysia floods as rescue effort stumbles
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters At least eight people have died in floods that have ravaged Malaysia, authorities said on Monday, as the government faced criticism from the public and opposition lawmakers over its rescue efforts. Floods are common on the eastern coast of Malaysia during the annual monsoon season between October and March, but unusually […]