Malaysia Lanslide Buries Orphanage Children

Landslides have hit an orphanage near the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.


Nine people were rescued from the building, but 16, including 15 children, perished.

Rescuers saved nine people from the Hidayah Madrasah al-Taqwa orphanage in the district of Hulu Langat.The rescue operation, which was hampered by rain, has now ended. Rescuers used bulldozers, spades and their bare hands to try to reach survivors, and floodlights were brought in after night fell.

District police chief Abdul Rashid Wahab said the bodies of 15 boys, aged between eight and 18 had been recovered. A 34-year-old caretaker at the orphanage was also killed.Those rescued - six boys and three wardens - have been taken to hospital