Not giving up search for boy


PETALING JAYA: It has been eight days, and 30 bodies have been found but rescuers are refusing to slow down even in the face of foul weather as they search for the final missing victim – an 11-year-old boy.Firefighters at the Batang Kali landslide site are even refusing to have their blood pressure readings taken for fear that they would be asked to stand down.

“They fear they will be stopped from the operations because of high blood pressure readings.

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