2022 Batang Kali landslide

Batang Kali landslide
Native name Tragedi Batang Kali
English nameBatang Kali tragedy
Date16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
Time~2:00 am (MST)
LocationFather's Organic Farm, off Selangor State Route B66, Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia
Coordinates03°25′24″N 101°45′14″E / 3.42333°N 101.75389°E / 3.42333; 101.75389
CauseLandslide
Participants92
Deaths31
Non-fatal injuries8

A landslide occurred in the early hours of 16 December 2022 near the Malaysian town of Batang Kali, Selangor, displacing 450,000 m3 (16 million cu ft) of soil and burying campsites at an organic farm. The accident trapped 92 people under the collapsed slope; most were campers from the farm. 31 people were killed and 61 were rescued, with 8 people requiring hospitalisation.[1][2]

The disaster led to a suspension of all outdoor recreational activities in Batang Kali, and the temporary closing of all picnic and camping spots throughout Selangor. It was described as the worst landslide in Malaysia in 2022,[3] as well as the second deadliest disaster in Malaysian history after the collapse of Highland Towers in 1993, also occurred within Selangor, which account for the deaths of 48 people.[4]

  1. ^ Latiff, Rozanna; Ngui, Yantoultra (16 December 2022). "Malaysia landslide kills 12 at the campsite, more than 20 missing". Reuters. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Perimbanayagam, Kalbana (22 December 2022). "Batang Kali landslide: Only one more victim missing, not three, say police". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Campsite tragedy is worst of 23 landslides this year". Free Malaysia Today. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Batang Kali landslide M'sia's second-deadliest disaster - official". 26 December 2022.

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