GEORGE TOWN ( Bernama): The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation resumed at 8am on the fifth day Tuesday (Oct 23) at the landslide at a road construction site in Paya Terubong where nine bodies have been recovered so far.
The SAR operation is concentrated on 15 percent of the yet-to-be-moved landslide debris of the total 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq metres) area of the landslide, according to Penang Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohamad Shoki Hamzah.
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