(MENAFN) Due to a landslide at a construction site in George Town, Capital of Penang state in Malaysia, 3 foreign workers died and 11 others are missing.
According to officials, the bodies of two Indonesians and a Myanmarese were pulled from the remains, while two other managed to run away with light injuries.
Penang fire and rescue department director said: "Now the problem we are facing is we need to excavate a 35-metre heap of earth. We have deployed a K9 unit with three dogs to search for victims."
He also said that the majority of the trapped workers are likely foreigners from Indonesia, Bangladesh and Rohingyas.
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