Floods: One more body found in landslide, say Karak firemen


BENTONG: The body of a local woman has been found at the mudslide in Telemong here, bringing the number of dead victims found in the incident to four.

Karak Fire and Rescue Station chief Suhairul Ibrahim said the body of the victim was found at 4.23pm by firemen as well as residents of Felda Chemomoi on Monday (Dec 20).

He said the victim was identified by the next of kin of the mudslide tragedy.

"To date, firemen, police and villagers are still conducting search operations for the fifth victim at the location,” he told Bernama at the incident scene.

Yesterday, police received a report that five people were missing in a landslide in Telemong, Bentong, Pahang. – Bernama

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