Batang Kali landslide: Woman hopes brother's family is safe

ALOR GAJAH - A woman from Machap Baru here, is worried about the fate of her brother and sister-in-law who could not be contacted since the landslide incident at the Batang Kali campsite, Hulu Selangor on Friday.

In a Facebook post, Tai Yi Wei, 27, wrote that she and her family were hoping against all odds that she will be reunited with her brother soon.

Yi Wei said her brother was the fourth of seven siblings and works as a mortuary manager while his wife works as a teacher. They had went on holiday with their two children aged four and seven.

He said, the holiday at the camp was also joined by her brother's best friend family from Malacca, which totaled eight people.

"Before the incident happened, my brother uploaded a status on his Facebook informing that the two families were camping in Batang Kali.

"Until now I am worried and hope for just one call from them to know that they are safe from the landslide," she wrote alongside a link to news about the incident.

She explained that her brother's friend who was also camping there had called his family and informed them that they had arrived safely at the camp site in Batang Kali a few days ago.

"After the incident I was haunted by unpleasant feelings and have tried to contact them repeatedly.

"But my calls have been unanswered, even though there was a ringing tone. They were expected to return yesterday," she said when contacted by reporters, here, on Saturday.

She added that her other siblings had gone to the hospital to get more information about the survivors, but her family name was not listed.

She said, their fifth brother was told there was a group of approximately 20 victims from Melaka who were rescued, but unfortunately her brother's family name was not on the list.

"We are hoping for a miracle and we are asking everyone to help pray for the safety of these two families," she said.