SAR workers carrying the body of fourth victim in the tragic landslide
GEORGE TOWN: The body of the fourth victim in the landslide in Jalan Bukit Kukus, Paya Terubong, here, an Indonesian male, was taken out of the site at 11.55 a.m. today.
Director of the Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JPBM) Saadon Moktar said the body of Bahtiar, 36, was found by the sniffer dog unit at a sector not far from the location where the body of the third victim was recovered early today.
“The body was found at 11.30 a.m. and we brought it out at 11.55 a.m. It was recovered at about 20 to 30 metres from where the third body was found.
“Our search was focused on the area near where the last victim was found. We believe that they were close by to each other,” he told reporters at the location today.
He added that so far, three more people were believed to be still buried in the landslide.
More to follow as story develops.
– Bernama