21 people killed in Malaysia landslide

KABUL (Pajhwok): Twenty-one people, including five children, have been killed after a landslide in Batang Kali near Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, according to media reports.

There were 94 people caught in the landslide but 61 were safe, with 12 still missing, according to the Malaysia National Disaster Management Agency, CBC reported.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told reporters late on Friday the government would provide 10,000 ringgit (about $3,100 Cdn) in aid to families of every person killed in the tragedy, while survivors would receive a tenth of that per household.

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