KUNDASANG: Poor visibility and strong winds were key reasons why helicopters could not be used to rescue stranded climbers near the summit of Mount Kinabalu following Friday’s earthquake.
Sabah Parks chairman Tengku Datuk Zainal Adlin Tengku Mahamood said a helicopter was chartered barely an hour after the quake to carry out an assessment of the situation on the mountain.
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