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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Kinabalu climbs suspended for three weeks

Mountain trail to summit badly damaged by earthquake, says Sabah minister
Masidi-Manjun_kinabalu_600KUNDASANG: Climbing activities at Mount Kinabalu have been suspended for three weeks from today, state tourism minister Masidi Manjun announced here.
He said the trail to the summit had been badly damaged by the earthquake that hit Ranau on Friday, making the climb “very dangerous”.
“Even our facilities at the top of the mountain are badly damaged,” he told reporters at the operations centre in Kinabalu Park.
Thirteen people are confirmed to have died after the earthquake caused rockfalls and left more than a 100 visitors and climbers stranded on the mountainside.
Some 60 rescuers are searching for the six people still missing in the mountain area.
Masidi said 137 people were confirmed to have safely reached Kinabalu Park at about 2.50am today, and 173 of the 187 climbers had been brought down from the mountain.
Masidi said the mountain would be re-opening for climbing after the mountain trail and facilities were completed. However, the hotel, chalets and restaurant at Kinabalu Park were operating as usual.
Police said two of the 11 bodies found today were flown down from the mountain by helicopter while two more were being brought down by land.
Seven other bodies are still at Laban Rata. Mohd Farhan said the helicopter was now trying to land at Laban Rata to bring down the seven bodies.
“If the weather is good, the bodies can be brought down fast using the helicopter, otherwise we will have to use the mountain trail.”
He said the remains of foreign victims would be sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, and local victims to Ranau Hospital.
The earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, hit Ranau at 7.15am yesterday, with the tremors felt in several areas including Tambunan, Pedalaman, Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu and Kota Belud.
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