Landslide: Search-and-rescue operation resumes; victims named

KUALA LUMPUR: The search-and-rescue operation resumed Sunday morning at the site of the landslides at an orphanage in Hulu Langat near here, although all 25 victims have been accounted for.
The follow-up operation being carried out by the police and the Fire and Rescue Department is to ensure no one else was trapped in the rubble of the landslide, which hit Rumah Anak-anak Yatim dan Anak-anak Hidayah Madrasah Al-Taqwa at the 14th mile, Jalan Felcra Semungkus, Hulu Langat, Saturday.
A non-stop search-and-rescue operation which began shortly after the landslide struck at 2.30pm Saturday ended some 15 hours later, at 5.30pm Sunday, after the 16th body was recovered at 5.05am. Nine people were rescued from the rubble.
A check at the scene Sunday found the situation calmer and more controlled.
All the access roads have also been reopened to the public. However, police have cordoned off an area up to 500m from the scene with yellow tape to prevent curious onlookers from getting too close.
"We need to monitor the area because we fear there may still be soil movement," said a policeman at the scene.
The headmaster of the orphanage, Idris Musa, was seen in the area this morning but he declined to be interviewed.
Two lorries of a consumer goods manufacturer provided instant noodles, snacks and drinks to rescue personnel and reporters. - Bernama

Meanwhile, the 16 who perished in the landslide are:

* Mohd Kamarul Amizan, 11

* Nurahimi Rosdi, 14

* Dzahir Haziq M. Muin, 11

* Ahmad Lokman Hakim, 11

* Farid Ibrahim, 34

* Mohd Azret Azahari, eight

* Wan Ahmad Hasril Hazim, 11

* Zahid Assawal Zamri, 19

* Mohd Mustakim Mamat, 12

* Mohd Naerzein M. Nor, eight

* Mohd Aiman Abdullah, 10

* Shahrul Nurimran Adnan, nine

* Mohd Zaid Azahari, 14

* Mohd Imal Fahad, nine

* Mohd Riezman Abdul Latif, nine

* Mohd Hazim Sapri, 10

The 16 bodies will be sent to Masjid Batu 14 in Hulu Langat for the final rites and then for burial at the Dusun Nanding cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Six of the injured are at the Ampang Hospital, two in the intensive care unit. All of them are reported to be in stable condition.

AL FATIHAH