A VOA investigation undercovers new details about a deadly Malaysian landslide.
Hello and welcome to VOA Asia Weekly. I'm Jessica Stone in Washington. That story is coming up.
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It’s been nine months since a deadly landslide struck a campsite in Batang Kali, Malaysia. Families of the victims are still waiting to see the results of a government investigation. VOA has reviewed records that reveal previously unreported details about the campsite. Dave Grunebaum has the story.
More than nine months after a deadly landslide struck a campsite in Batang Kali, Malaysia, families of the victims are still waiting to see the results of a government investigation. VOA has reviewed records that reveal previously unreported details about the campsite. Dave Grunebaum has the story.
A company in this urban business park on the outskirts of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, appears to have a connection to a deadly disaster.
A landslide in the countryside community of Batang Kali, about 50 kilom
eters north.
Thirty-one people were killed in December, after the earth swept over their tents overnight at a campsite on Father's Organic Farm.
Nine and a half months later, the government has not released findings from its investigation.
“The families want accountability. And also, we want steps to be taken to prevent these incidents from happening again.”
Also killed in the landslide was seven-year-old Zech, the only child of Loh Teng Shui and his wife, Tan Ei Ein.
“They did not get permission from the department of the environment.”
So far, government officials have refused to discuss details of their investigation. They have told local media they’ll release the findings this month, something families of the victims say is long overdue.
Dave Grunebaum, VOA News Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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