Click to playA landslide has hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, killing at least 14 people, many of them children, officials say.
A landslide has hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, killing at least 14 people, many of them children, officials say.
Emergency workers saved 10 people from the Hidayah Madrasah al-Taqwa orphanage in the district of Hulu Langat.
But they said one was still missing, buried under the mud.
Rain has been hampering the work of rescue teams, who have been using bulldozers, spades and their bare hands to try to reach survivors.
The orphanage is located on a slope. Heavy rainfall is likely to have caused the landslide, police say.
Che Rosli Che Mat, an opposition lawmaker, told AFP news agency the disaster had occurred while the children had been practising the traditional Malay drums under a tent near a steep slope.
"The landslide happened very fast. Only a few children managed to escape," he said.
Police told people in nearby houses to leave the area amid concerns of further landslides.
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