Hopes dim, but humanity shines through

Checking in: Survivors of the landslide speaking to a hospital staff near the Ulu Yam Baru police station. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

BATANG KALI: It’s 2am on Saturday. Thankfully, the rain has stopped. The road is pitch black but a distance away, floodlights make it look like midday.

And the huge mountain of freshly-turned earth – that you can smell from far away – stands as a stark reminder of the tragedy that hit this quiet corner of the jungle a day earlier.