Malaysian landslide death toll rises to 24

People inspect the damage at the site where a landslide buried a campsite in Batang Kali, 50 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, on Friday. (AFP Photo)

KUALA LUMPUR: Rescue workers scoured muddy terrain for survivors and bodies on Saturday as the death toll from a landslide at an unauthorised campsite in Malaysia rose to 24, including seven children, authorities said.

Nine people were still missing after a predawn landslide hit the site located at an organic farm near the town of Batang Kali just outside the capital Kuala Lumpur on Friday.