‘The sound got louder... but it was too late to run’: Family from Singapore recalls horror of Batang Kali landslide


Tee Yeow King (in truck, left), carrying his daughter, and his wife (on the ground, second left) arriving at Ulu Yam Baru police station on Dec 16, 2022. - Bernama

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): It was about 2am on Friday (Dec 16) and Singapore permanent resident Tee Yeow King was settling down to sleep in his tent when he heard a loud rumbling sound.

He knew something was terribly wrong and all he could do was rouse his wife and grab his children and place them under his body.

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