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| Malaysian landslide buries orphanage children | Malaysian landslide buries orphanage children |
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| Landslides have hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, killing 16 people, all but one of them children, officials say. | Landslides have hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, killing 16 people, all but one of them children, officials say. |
| Rescuers saved nine people from the Hidayah Madrasah al-Taqwa orphanage in the district of Hulu Langat. | Rescuers saved nine people from the Hidayah Madrasah al-Taqwa orphanage in the district of Hulu Langat. |
| The rescue operation, which was hampered by rain, has now ended. | The rescue operation, which was hampered by rain, has now ended. |
| Rescuers used bulldozers, spades and their bare hands to try to reach survivors, and floodlights were brought in after night fell. | Rescuers used bulldozers, spades and their bare hands to try to reach survivors, and floodlights were brought in after night fell. |
| A total of 20 children and five adult carers were taking part in an event in a tent at the orphanage - which is located on a slope - when it was hit by two landslides, within seconds of each other, on Saturday afternoon. | A total of 20 children and five adult carers were taking part in an event in a tent at the orphanage - which is located on a slope - when it was hit by two landslides, within seconds of each other, on Saturday afternoon. |
| District police chief Abdul Rashid Wahab said the bodies of 15 boys, aged between eight and 18 had been recovered. A 34-year-old caretaker at the orphanage was also killed. | District police chief Abdul Rashid Wahab said the bodies of 15 boys, aged between eight and 18 had been recovered. A 34-year-old caretaker at the orphanage was also killed. |
| Eight hours | Eight hours |
| Rescuers had to dig through 14 feet (4m) of sludge to find victims, and the last body was retrieved nearly 15 hours after the landslides, Mr Abdul Rashid said. | Rescuers had to dig through 14 feet (4m) of sludge to find victims, and the last body was retrieved nearly 15 hours after the landslides, Mr Abdul Rashid said. |
| Those rescued - six boys and three wardens - have been taken to hospital, he added. | Those rescued - six boys and three wardens - have been taken to hospital, he added. |
| In one case, medical staff had to amputate the leg of a boy at the site due to a severe injury, health ministry official Azmi Shapie told AP. | In one case, medical staff had to amputate the leg of a boy at the site due to a severe injury, health ministry official Azmi Shapie told AP. |
| The nine-year-old was said to have been buried for eight hours before his rescue. | The nine-year-old was said to have been buried for eight hours before his rescue. |
| Mohamad Hambali Ismail, a warden at the orphanage, told local media how he had had to run for his life. | Mohamad Hambali Ismail, a warden at the orphanage, told local media how he had had to run for his life. |
| "I heard a loud noise. Suddenly the earth was chasing me. I had to run to save myself," he told the Malay-language Berita Harian newspaper. | "I heard a loud noise. Suddenly the earth was chasing me. I had to run to save myself," he told the Malay-language Berita Harian newspaper. |
| State officials told the BBC that many trees had been been cut down in the area to make way for development schemes. | |
| Police told people in nearby houses to leave the area amid concerns of further landslides. | Police told people in nearby houses to leave the area amid concerns of further landslides. |