Rescue under way as at least 19 dead after landslide strikes Malaysia campsite

At least 19 people, including children, have died after a landslide hit a campsite in Malaysia in the early hours of Friday, 16 December.

Campers were sleeping in tents when the incident occurred at a farm stay in Batang Kali township in Selangor state.

Three children and 10 women were among those killed, according to emergency services.

Around 400 personnel have been involved in a rescue mission, searching through mud and debris, district police chief Suffian Abdullah said.

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