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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Malaysia says landslide that killed 31 people last year was caused by heavy rain, not human activity

Korporat JBPM

A landslide that killed 31 people at an unlicensed campground last year was caused by persistent heavy rainfall, not human activity, a Malaysian government investigation concluded.

Ninety-two people were sleeping at a campsite on an organic farm when soil and debris crashed down from a road about 30 meters (100 feet) above and covered about 1 hectare (3 acres) of the site in Batang Kali in central Selangor state.

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