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Perak State Assembly observes moment of silence for victims killed in Batang Kali landslide

21 Dec 2022 11:51am
The Perak State Legislative Assembly observed a minute’s silence for victims who perished in the landslide tragedy at the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, Batang Kali, Selangor.
The Perak State Legislative Assembly observed a minute’s silence for victims who perished in the landslide tragedy at the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, Batang Kali, Selangor.
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IPOH - The Perak State Legislative Assembly observed a minute’s silence for victims who perished in the landslide tragedy at the Father's Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, Batang Kali, Selangor.

Speaker Datuk Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid offered condolences and expressed sympathies to the families of the victims on behalf of the State Assembly before opening the sitting at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building here.

"This is an unexpected tragedy that also affects the whole country. May the victims' families remain strong through this ordeal.

"We also want to express our gratitude to all the security forces and personnel involved in the search and rescue mission," he said.

As a mark of respect for the victims, Muslim assemblymen recited the Al-Fatihah prayer while non-Muslim assemblymen observed a minute's silence.

The landslide tragedy that struck at 2.42am last Friday, has so far left 25 people dead, eight victims still missing and 61 survivors out of a total of 94 people reported affected. - BERNAMA

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