Saturday, May 21, 2011

Three children die in avalanche in an orphanage in Malaysia

.- At least three children have died and around 20 are missing following the orphanage where they were resident in the neighboring state of Selangor and the capital of Malaysia, was partially buried by a landslide, sources said today officers. The avalanche occurred around 14.30 local time (06.30 GMT) in the district of Hulu Langat and, so far, nine children from 11 to 17 have been rescued alive, although with different prognosis wounds from the rubble, said Police Chief Hamzaz Tum, the state television channel.

At the scene, which for the past two days there have been heavy rains, have been sent about a hundred members of the rescue teams, Civil Protection and Police to search for the missing. Officials said the landslide struck the children of the orphanage at Taqwa Hindraya when performing outdoor practice session drumming.

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