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2 dead, 51 missing as landslide hits Malaysian campsite

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two people died and 51 others are feared buried after a landslide hit a campsite outside Kuala Lumpur early Friday, Malaysia’s fire department said. A fire department official in central Selangor said 79 people were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali, around 31 miles north of Kuala Lumpur, when the incident occurred. The official told The Associated Press that a child and a woman were found dead. Three people were injured while rescuers were searching for the missing people, the official said. Another 23 people have been rescued.

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