Malaysia Finds Body of Last Person Unaccounted for in Campsite Landslide

Malaysia Finds Body of Last Person Unaccounted for in Campsite Landslide
Rescuers work during a rescue and evacuation operation following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia, on Dec. 17, 2022. Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters
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KUALA LUMPUR—Rescue teams in Malaysia on Saturday recovered the body of the last person unaccounted for after a landslide that flattened a campsite last week, bringing what is thought to be the final death toll to 31.

The landslide occurred in the early hours of Dec. 15 at Batang Kali, a popular hilly area about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, while campers were asleep in their tents, tearing down a hillside and into an organic farm that officials said was not licensed to operate as a campsite.